Alan Hulme

Sir Alan Shallcross Hulme KBE OBE (14 February 1907 – 9 October 1989) was an Australian politician. He was born in the Sydney suburb of Mosman and moved to Queensland before World War II, where he practised as an accountant. He was a founding member of the Queensland People's Party and was its president in 1949, when it merged with the Liberal Party.cite web
last = Bowen
first = Lionel
authorlink =Lionel Bowen
title =Death of Sir Charles William Davidson
work= Hansard
publisher = Parliament of Australia
date = 24 October 1989
url = http://parlinfoweb.aph.gov.au/piweb/view_document.aspx?ID=426874&TABLE=HANSARDR
accessdate = 2007-11-20 ] cite web
last = Moore
first = John
authorlink =John Moore (Australian politician)
title =Death of Sir Charles William Davidson
work= Hansard
publisher = Parliament of Australia
date = 24 October 1989
url = http://parlinfoweb.aph.gov.au/piweb/view_document.aspx?ID=426894&TABLE=HANSARDR
accessdate = 2007-11-20 ]

Hulme won the House of Representatives seat of Petrie at its creation at the 1949 election for the Liberal Party. He was Minister for Supply from 1958 to his defeat in the 1961 elections by Reginald O'Brien. He won Petrie back at the 1963 elections and became Postmaster-General until his retirement at the 1972 election. He was also Vice-President of the Executive Council from 1966 to 1972. As Postmaster-General, he was responsible for the introduction of colour television in 1970, FM radio in 1972 and an Australian-owned satellite system in 1970, Aussat, which was later privatised as Optus. In 1972 he was involved in the decision to impose health warnings on cigarette advertising.cite web
last = Blunt
first = Charles
authorlink =Charles Blunt
title =Death of Sir Charles William Davidson
work= Hansard
publisher = Parliament of Australia
date = 24 October 1989
url = http://parlinfoweb.aph.gov.au/piweb/view_document.aspx?ID=426882&TABLE=HANSARDR
accessdate = 2007-11-20 ] He was also responsible for the controversial decision to build Telstra Tower in Canberra.cite web
last = Ian
first = Robinson
authorlink =Ian Robinson (Australian politician)
title =Death of Sir Charles William Davidson
work= Hansard
publisher = Parliament of Australia
date = 24 October 1989
url = http://parlinfoweb.aph.gov.au/piweb/view_document.aspx?ID=426898&TABLE=HANSARDR
accessdate = 2007-11-20 ]

Hulme was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in in January 1971. He died in 1989, survived by two sons and a daughter.

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NAME = Hulme, Alan Shallcross
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH = 14 February 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH = Mosman, New South Wales
DATE OF DEATH = 9 October 1989
PLACE OF DEATH =