Tom Uren

The Honourable Thomas Uren AC
Father of the House
In office 19 January 1984 – 19 February 1990
Preceded by	Doug Anthony
Succeeded by	Ian Sinclair
Minister for Local Government and Administrative Services
In office 13 December 1984 – 24 July 1987
Prime Minister	Bob Hawke
Preceded by	John Brown
Succeeded by	Clyde Holding (Local Government) Stewart West (Administrative Services)
Minister for Territories and Local Government
In office 11 March 1983 – 13 December 1984
Prime Minister	Bob Hawke
Preceded by	No Immediate Predecessor
Succeeded by	Gordon Scholes
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Community Development and Regional Affairs
In office 11 March 1983 – 13 December 1984
Prime Minister	Bob Hawke
Preceded by	Office Established
Succeeded by	Office Abolished
Deputy Leader of the Labor Party Deputy Leader of the Opposition
In office 22 December 1975 – 22 December 1977
Leader	Gough Whitlam
Preceded by	Frank Crean
Succeeded by	Lionel Bowen
Minister for Urban and Regional Development
In office 19 December 1972 – 11 November 1975
Prime Minister	Gough Whitlam
Preceded by	Office Established
Succeeded by	John Carrick
Member of the Australian Parliament for Reid
In office 22 November 1958 – 19 February 1990
Preceded by	Charles Morgan
Succeeded by	Laurie Ferguson
Personal details
Born	(1921-05-28)28 May 1921 Balmain, New South Wales, Australia
Died	26 January 2015(2015-01-26) (aged 93) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Spouse(s)	Patricia, Christine Ann Logan
Occupation	Boxer, soldier

Thomas Uren AC (28 May 1921 – 26 January 2015) was an Australian politician and Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party from 1975 to 1977. Uren served as the Member for Reid in the Australian House of Representatives from 1958 to 1990, being appointed Minister for Urban and Regional Development (1972–75), Minister for Territories and Local Government (1983–84) and Minister for Local Government and Administrative Services (1984–87). He helped establish the heritage and conservation movement in Australia and, in particular, worked to preserve the heritage of inner Sydney.