John Douglas Anthony (31 December 1929 – 20 December 2020) was an Australian politician. He served as leader of the National Party of Australia [a] from 1971 to 1984 and was the second and longest-serving deputy prime minister, holding the position under John Gorton (1971), William McMahon (1971–1972) and Malcolm Fraser (1975–1983).

2020年12月20日 · Australia's longest-serving deputy prime minister, Doug Anthony, has died at the age of 90. Mr Anthony led the Country-turned-National party for 13 years. His family has confirmed the former farmer died this morning at a nursing home. He is survived by his wife Margot, their three children and nine grandchildren.

John Douglas Anthony (31 December 1929 – 20 December 2020) was an Australian politician. He served as leader of the National Party of Australia from 1971 to 1984 and was the second and longest-serving deputy prime minister, holding the position under John Gorton (1971), William McMahon (1971–1972) and Malcolm Fraser (1975–1983).

National (Country) Party leader 1971-84 and deputy prime minister. Born December 31, 1929. Died December 20, aged 90. As acting prime minister during several summers in the late 1970s and early 80s, Doug Anthony ran the nation from a caravan by his cottage at New Brighton on the NSW north coast, wearing little more than shorts and thongs.

John Douglas Anthony (1 January 1930 – 20 December 2020) was an Australian politician. He was leader of the National Party from 1971 to 1984, and Deputy Prime Minister from 1971 to 1972 and again from 1975 to 1983.

Doug Anthony (right) with National Party leader Tim Fischer at Madura Tea Estate, near Murwillumbah, in 1993. Doug Anthony and his wife, Margot, at their farm. Beyond his political career, Mr Anthony will be remembered for his character and his generosity in supporting the next generation of farmers.

2020年12月20日 · The National Party elder was known for his strident defence of farmers and rural communities.

2020年12月20日 · Mr Anthony, the nation's longest-served deputy prime minister who was a key player in the constitutional crisis of 1975 who also took important steps to modernise the then Country Party, died on ...

2020年12月20日 · Australia’s longest-serving deputy prime minister, former Nationals leader Doug Anthony, is being remembered as an honourable man and a “true Australian statesman,” after his death aged 90. His family confirmed he died at an aged care home in the town of his birth, Murwillumbah, northern NSW, on Sunday morning.

2020年12月21日 · Mr Anthony was leader of the Country Party/National Party for 12 years and deputy prime minister for nearly 10, influencing coalition policies for much of the 1970s and 1980s. He served under six prime ministers, starting with Sir Robert Menzies.