Don Willesee

The Honourable Don Willesee
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office 6 November 1973 – 11 November 1975
Prime Minister	Gough Whitlam
Preceded by	Gough Whitlam
Succeeded by	Andrew Peacock
Vice-President of the Executive Council Special Minister of State
In office 19 December 1972 – 30 November 1973
Prime Minister	Gough Whitlam
Preceded by	Alan Hulme
Succeeded by	Frank Stewart Lionel Bowen
Leader of the Opposition in the Senate
In office 17 August 1966 – 8 February 1967
Preceded by	Nick McKenna
Succeeded by	Lionel Murphy
Senator for Western Australia
In office 22 February 1950 – 11 November 1975
Preceded by	Robert Clothier
Succeeded by	Ruth Coleman
Personal details
Born	(1916-04-14)14 April 1916 Derby, Western Australia
Died	9 September 2003(2003-09-09) (aged 87) Joondalup, Western Australia
Political party	Labor
Spouse	Gwendoline Clarke ​ (m. 1940)​
Relations	Bill Willesee (brother) Janet Shaw (granddaughter)
Children	6 incl. Mike and Terry
Occupation	Postal clerk

Donald Robert Willesee (14 April 1916 – 9 September 2003) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and served as a Senator for Western Australia from 1950 to 1975. He held ministerial office in the Whitlam government as Special Minister of State (1972–1973) and Minister for Foreign Affairs (1973–1975). He also served as Leader of the Opposition in the Senate from 1966 to 1967.^[1][2]