Bill Spooner (politician)

The Right Honourable Sir William Spooner KCMG, MM
Leader of the Government in the Senate
In office 8 December 1958 – 2 June 1964
Prime Minister	Robert Menzies
Preceded by	Neil O'Sullivan
Succeeded by	Shane Paltridge
Minister for National Development
In office 11 May 1951 – 10 June 1964
Prime Minister	Robert Menzies
Preceded by	Richard Casey
Succeeded by	David Fairbairn
Minister for Social Services
In office 19 December 1949 – 11 May 1951
Prime Minister	Robert Menzies
Preceded by	Nick McKenna
Succeeded by	Athol Townley
Senator for New South Wales
In office 22 February 1950 – 14 July 1965
Succeeded by	Bob Cotton
Personal details
Born	(1897-12-23)23 December 1897 Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia
Died	14 July 1966(1966-07-14) (aged 68) Manly, New South Wales, Australia
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Vera Bogle ​ (m. 1924)​
Relations	Eric Spooner (brother)
Occupation	Accountant
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Branch/service	Australian Imperial Force (1915–18) Australian Flying Corps (1918–19)
Years of service	1915–1919
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Unit	5th Field Ambulance (1915–17)
Battles/wars	First World War
Awards	Military Medal

Sir William Henry Spooner, KCMG, MM (23 December 1897 – 14 July 1966) was an Australian politician who served as a Senator for New South Wales from 1950 to 1965, representing the Liberal Party. He was a senior minister in the Menzies government, serving as Minister for Social Services from 1949 to 1951 and then Minister for National Development from 1951 to 1964. He was Leader of the Government in the Senate from 1958 to 1964.