Frank Crean

The Honourable Frank Crean
Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
In office 2 July 1975 – 11 November 1975
Prime Minister	Gough Whitlam
Preceded by	Jim Cairns
Succeeded by	Doug Anthony
Minister for Overseas Trade
In office 11 December 1974 – 11 November 1975
Prime Minister	Gough Whitlam
Preceded by	Jim Cairns
Succeeded by	Doug Anthony
Treasurer of Australia
In office 19 December 1972 – 11 December 1974
Prime Minister	Gough Whitlam
Preceded by	Gough Whitlam
Succeeded by	Jim Cairns
Deputy Leader of the Labor Party
In office 2 July 1975 – 22 December 1975
Leader	Gough Whitlam
Preceded by	Dr. Jim Cairns
Succeeded by	Tom Uren
Member of the Australian Parliament for Melbourne Ports
In office 28 April 1951 – 10 November 1977
Preceded by	Jack Holloway
Succeeded by	Clyde Holding
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
In office 22 January 1949 – 1 March 1951
Preceded by	William Quirk
Succeeded by	Robert Pettiona
Constituency	Prahran
In office 10 November 1945 – 7 November 1947
Preceded by	William Haworth
Succeeded by	Roy Schilling
Constituency	Albert Park
Personal details
Born	Francis Daniel Crean (1916-02-28)28 February 1916 Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Died	2 December 2008(2008-12-02) (aged 92) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Political party	Labor
Spouse	Mary Findlay ​ (m. 1945)​
Children	Stephen Simon David
Alma mater	Hamilton High School University of Melbourne

Francis Daniel Crean (28 February 1916 – 2 December 2008) was an Australian politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1951 to 1977, representing the Labor Party. He was a minister in the Whitlam government, including as Treasurer from 1972 to 1974 and the fifth deputy prime minister for a few months in 1975.

Crean was born in Hamilton, Victoria. He attended Melbourne High School and the University of Melbourne, and subsequently worked as a tax accountant. Crean was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly in 1945. He lost his seat in 1947 and reclaimed it in 1949, but quit state politics two years later to stand at the 1951 federal election. Crean spent the first 21 years of his career in federal politics in opposition, albeit as a frontbencher for most of that time. He became Treasurer after the 1972 election, but economic uncertainty and factional considerations meant he was replaced by Jim Cairns after two years. He was instead appointed Minister for Overseas Trade. Crean held that position until the government's dismissal in 1975, and for its final six months was also deputy prime minister, replacing Cairns when he became embroiled in the Khemlani affair. He left politics at the 1977 election. His son, Simon Crean, was a Member of Parliament from 1990 to 2013.