Jim Forbes (Australian politician)

The Honourable Dr Jim Forbes CMG, MC
Minister for Immigration
In office 22 March 1971 – 5 December 1972
Prime Minister	William McMahon
Preceded by	Phillip Lynch
Succeeded by	Lance Barnard
Minister for Health
In office 26 January 1966 – 22 March 1971
Prime Minister	Harold Holt John McEwen John Gorton William McMahon
Preceded by	Reginald Swartz
Succeeded by	Ivor Greenwood
Minister for the Army
In office 18 December 1963 – 26 January 1966
Prime Minister	Robert Menzies
Preceded by	John Cramer
Succeeded by	Malcolm Fraser
Minister for the Navy
In office 18 December 1963 – 4 March 1964
Prime Minister	Robert Menzies
Preceded by	John Gorton
Succeeded by	Fred Chaney
President of the Liberal Party of Australia
In office 15 May 1982 – 16 July 1985
Leader	Malcolm Fraser Andrew Peacock
Preceded by	Sir John Atwill
Succeeded by	John Valder
President of the South Australian Liberal Party
In office 13 November 1979 – 1982
Leader	Dr. David Tonkin
Preceded by	John Olsen
Succeeded by	Don Laidlaw
Member of the Australian Parliament for Barker
In office 13 October 1956 – 11 November 1975
Preceded by	Archie Cameron
Succeeded by	James Porter
Personal details
Born	Alexander James de Burgh Forbes (1923-12-16)16 December 1923 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Died	10 August 2019(2019-08-10) (aged 95) Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Margaret Blackburn ​ (m. 1952)​
Relations	Arthur Blackburn (father-in-law)
Alma mater	Royal Military College, Duntroon University of Adelaide Magdalen College, Oxford
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Branch/service	Australian Army
Years of service	1940–1947
Rank	Lieutenant
Unit	2nd Australian Mountain Battery
Battles/wars	Second World War
Awards	Military Cross

Alexander James de Burgh Forbes, CMG, MC (16 December 1923 – 10 August 2019), often known as A. J. Forbes, was an Australian politician. He served in the House of Representatives from 1956 to 1975 as a member of the Liberal Party, representing the Division of Barker in South Australia. He held ministerial office in the Coalition governments of the 1960s and 1970s, serving as Minister for the Navy (1963–1964), Army (1963–1966), Health (1966–1971), and Immigration (1971–1972). At his death, Forbes was the last surviving Liberal minister who served in the ministries of Sir Robert Menzies, Harold Holt and John McEwen, as well as the First Gorton Ministry.^[1]