John Dedman

The Honourable John Dedman
Minister for Defence
In office 1 November 1946 – 19 December 1949
Prime Minister	Ben Chifley
Preceded by	Frank Forde
Succeeded by	Eric Harrison
Minister for Post-War Reconstruction
In office 2 February 1945 – 19 December 1949
Prime Minister	John Curtin Frank Forde Ben Chifley
Preceded by	New position
Succeeded by	Eric Harrison
Minister for War Organisation of Industry
In office 7 October 1941 – 19 February 1945
Prime Minister	John Curtin
Preceded by	Eric Spooner
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Member of the Australian Parliament for Corio
In office 2 March 1940 – 10 December 1949
Preceded by	Richard Casey
Succeeded by	Hubert Opperman
Personal details
Born	John Johnstone Dedman (1896-06-02)2 June 1896 Wigtownshire, Scotland
Died	22 November 1973(1973-11-22) (aged 77) Canberra, Australia
Nationality	Scottish Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Spouse	Jessie Lawson
Occupation	Farmer

John Johnstone Dedman (2 June 1896 – 22 November 1973) was a Minister in the Australian Labor Party governments led by John Curtin and Ben Chifley. He was responsible for organising production during World War II, establishing the Australian National University, reorganising the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and developing the Snowy Mountains Scheme. Dedman represented the Federal seat of Corio, centred on Geelong between 1940 and 1949.