Neville Bonner

Neville Bonner AO
Bonner in 1979
Senator
In office 11 June 1971 – 4 February 1983
Preceded by	Dame Annabelle Rankin
Personal details
Born	(1922-03-28)28 March 1922 Ukerebagh Island, New South Wales, Australia
Died	5 February 1999(1999-02-05) (aged 76) Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal (1971–83) Independent (1983)
Spouse(s)	Mona Bonner (deceased), Heather Bonner
Children	Five Boys
Occupation	Politician

Neville Thomas Bonner AO (28 March 1922 – 5 February 1999) was an Australian politician, and the first Indigenous Australian member of the Parliament of Australia. He was appointed by the Queensland Parliament to fill a vacancy in the Senate. He later became the first Indigenous Australian to be elected to the parliament. Bonner was an elder of the Jagera people.