George Enticknap
| The Honourable George Enticknap |
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| Minister for Transport | |
| In office 15 March 1956 – 31 May 1960 |
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| Preceded by | Ernest Wetherell |
| Succeeded by | John McMahon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 May 1894 St Kilda, Victoria |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Sydney, New South Wales |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
The Hon. Ambrose George Enticknap (19 May 1894 – 2 January 1976) was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1941 until 1965. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party and held numerous ministerial positions between 1950 and 1965.
Enticknap was born in St Kilda, Victoria and was educated to elementary level at state schools in rural Victoria. He initially worked as a farm hand in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area and was an official in the Australian Workers' Union between 1915 and 1923.He eventually owned a small orchard and was an official in the local fruitgrowers' co-operative associations. Enticknap was a councillor on the Willimbong Shire Council between 1928 and 1938 and was Shire President in 1938. After two unsuccessful attempts, Enticknap was elected to the New South Wales Parliament as the Independent Labor member for Murrumbidgee at the 1941 state election. The sitting Country Party member, Robert Hankinson had retired and, while the official Labor candidate was Joseph Fitzgerald, Enticknap received significant support from the party and was allowed to join the caucus after the election. He held the seat for the next 7 elections until he retired at the 1965 state election. He was the chairman of the Labor Party caucus between 1950 and 1965. During the premierships of Joseph Cahill, Robert Heffron and Jack Renshaw he held numerous ministerial positions including Minister for Agriculture and Minister for Conservation and Minister for Transport.
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| Parliament of New South Wales | ||
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| Preceded by | Member for Murrumbidgee 1941 – 1965 |
Succeeded by Al Grassby |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Minister for Agriculture 1962 – 1965 |
Succeeded by Bill Chaffey |
| Preceded by | Minister for Conservation 1952 – 1956 |
Succeeded by Ernest Wetherell |
| Preceded by
Ernest Wetherell
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Minister for Conservation 1960 – 1965 |
Succeeded by Jack Beale |
| Preceded by
Ernest Wetherell
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Minister for Transport 1956 – 1960 |
Succeeded by John McMahon |
