Jack Lang (Australian politician)

The Honourable Jack Lang
Lang, 1928.
23rd Premier of New South Wales Elections: 1925, 1930
In office 4 November 1930 – 16 May 1932.
Monarch	George V
Governor	Philip Game
Preceded by	Thomas Bavin
Succeeded by	Bertram Stevens
In office 17 June 1925 – 18 October 1927
Monarch	George V
Governor	Dudley de Chair
Preceded by	George Fuller
Succeeded by	Thomas Bavin
11th Leader of the Opposition in New South Wales
In office 22 June 1932 – 5 September 1939
Deputy	Jack Baddeley
Preceded by	Bertram Stevens
Succeeded by	William McKell
In office 18 October 1927 – 4 November 1930
Deputy	Jack Baddeley
Preceded by	Thomas Bavin
Succeeded by	Thomas Bavin
In office 31 July 1923 – 17 June 1925
Deputy	Peter Loughlin
Preceded by	Bill Dunn (acting)
Succeeded by	George Fuller
8th Leader of the Australian Labor Party in New South Wales
In office 31 July 1923 – 6 September 1939
Deputy	Peter Loughlin Jack Baddeley
Preceded by	James Dooley Bill Dunn (acting)
Succeeded by	William McKell
Cabinet posts Secretary for Lands and Minister for Forests In office 25 November 1926 – 26 May 1927 Preceded by Peter Loughlin Succeeded by Ted Horsington Minister for Agriculture Acting In office 23 March – 3 September 1926 Preceded by Bill Dunn Succeeded by Bill Dunn 37th Colonial Treasurer of New South Wales In office 15 October 1931 – 13 May 1932 Preceded by Himself Succeeded by Bertram Stevens In office 4 November 1930 – 15 October 1931 Preceded by Bertram Stevens Succeeded by Himself In office 17 June 1925 – 18 October 1927 Preceded by George Fuller Succeeded by Thomas Bavin In office 20 December 1921 – 13 April 1922 Premier James Dooley Preceded by Arthur Cocks Succeeded by Arthur Cocks In office 13 April 1920 – 10 October 1921 Premier John Storey Preceded by John Fitzpatrick Succeeded by Arthur Cocks
Electorates Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Auburn In office 8 October 1927 – 15 August 1946 Preceded by Electorate established Succeeded by Chris Lang Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Parramatta In office 20 March 1920 – 7 September 1927 Serving with Albert Bruntnell, Bill Ely and Thomas Morrow Preceded by Albert Bruntnell[a] Succeeded by Albert Bruntnell[a] Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Granville In office 6 December 1913 – 18 February 1920 Preceded by John Nobbs Succeeded by Electorate abolished
Federal politics Member of the Australian Parliament for Reid In office 28 September 1946 – 10 December 1949 Preceded by Charles Morgan Succeeded by Charles Morgan
Personal details
Born	John Thomas Lang 21 December 1876 Brickfield Hill, Sydney City, Colony of New South Wales[b]
Died	27 September 1975 (aged 98) Auburn, New South Wales, Australia
Resting place	Catholic Lawn Cemetery, Rookwood
Citizenship	British subject (until 1949) Australian
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Labor (1909–1943; from 1971)
Other political affiliations	Lang Labor (1931–1950) Labor (NC) (1940–1941; 1943–1950)
Height	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)[1][2]
Spouse	Hilda Amelia Bredt ​ ​ (m. 1896; died 1964)​
Children	7, including Chris
Parents	James Henry Lang (father) Mary Whelan (mother)
Education	St Francis Marist Brothers' School, Brickfield Hill

John Thomas Lang (21 December 1876 – 27 September 1975), usually referred to as J. T. Lang during his career and familiarly known as "Jack" and nicknamed "The Big Fella", was an Australian politician, mainly for the New South Wales Branch of the Labor Party. He twice served as the 23rd Premier of New South Wales from 1925 to 1927 and again from 1930 to 1932. He was dismissed by the Governor of New South Wales, Sir Philip Game, at the climax of the 1932 constitutional crisis and resoundingly lost the resulting election and subsequent elections as Leader of the Opposition. He later formed Lang Labor that contested federal and state elections and was briefly a member of the Australian House of Representatives.

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