Manfred Cross

Manfred Cross AM
Member of the Australian Parliament for Brisbane
In office 9 December 1961 – 13 December 1975
Preceded by	George Lawson
Succeeded by	Peter Johnson
In office 18 October 1980 – 19 February 1990
Preceded by	Peter Johnson
Succeeded by	Arch Bevis
Personal details
Born	(1929-08-12) 12 August 1929 Brisbane, Queensland
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Alma mater	University of Queensland
Occupation	Public servant

Manfred Douglas Cross, AM (born 12 August 1929) is an Australian retired politician. Born in Brisbane, he was educated at various state primary schools including Rainworth State School^[1] before attending Brisbane State High School. He then went to the University of Queensland, after which he became a public servant.

In 1961, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for Brisbane. He held the seat until 1975, when he was defeated by Liberal challenger Peter Johnson amid Labor's meltdown in Queensland that year; Labor was cut down to only one seat in the state. Although Cross led early on, on the third count a National Country candidate's preferences flowed overwhelmingly to Johnson. The National Country Party had begun contesting seats in the Brisbane area in order to broaden its base. He narrowly lost to Johnson in a 1977 rematch, but regained the seat in 1980. He remained in the House until his retirement in 1990.^[2]

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