What is Fred Chaney?
[[File:Recognise Campaign Fred Chaney Presser.jpg|thumb|200px|Chaney in 2014]] '''Frederick Michael Chaney''' {{Small|[[Officer of the Order of Australia|AO]]}} (born 28 October 1941) is an [[Australia]]n politician. He was deputy leader of the [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal Party]] from 1989 to 1990. He was a [[Australian Senate|Senator]] for [[Western Australia]] from 1974 to 1990. After serving this role, he was a member of the [[Australian House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] for [[Division of Pearce|Pearce]] from 1990 to 1993. As Senator, Chaney was [[Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (Australia)|Leader of the Opposition in the Senate]] 1983 to 1990. As a minister in the [[Malcolm Fraser|Fraser Government]], he served as [[Minister for Finance (Australia)|Minister for Administrative Services]] (1978), [[Minister for Families and Social Services|Aboriginal Affairs]] (1978–1980) and [[Minister for Families and Social Services|Social Security]] (1980–1983). Chaney was born in [[Perth, Western Australia]]. He was the son of Liberal politician [[Fred Chaney Sr.|Sir Fred Chaney]]. His six siblings include businessman [[Michael Chaney]] and judge [[John Chaney (judge)|John Chaney]]. In 1964, he married Angela Clifton. The couple have three children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://biography.senate.gov.au/chaney-frederick-michael/|title=Chaney, Frederick Michael (1941–)|work=[[Australian Senate|The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate]]|access-date=24 February 2020}}</ref> ==References== {{Commons category}} {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chaney, Fred}} [[Category:1941 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Government ministers of Australia]] [[Category:Liberal Party of Australia politicians]] [[Category:Members of the Australian House of Representatives]] [[Category:Members of the Australian Senate]] [[Category:Order of Australia]] [[Category:Politicians from Perth, Western Australia]] {{Bio-stub}}