Alan Munro

Sir Alan Whiteside Munro (23 May 1898 – 8 July 1968) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. He was the Deputy Premier of Queensland from 1963 until 1965.

Early life Munro was born in Brisbane, Queensland, He attended Brisbane Grammar School and after finishing school he was a public servant for the federal government from 1913 until 1924 and then he took up accounting for the rest of his career. He held the seat until 1966 when he retired from politics to allow "younger men to take the reins". Minister for Industrial Development – 1963–1965

He was awarded a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 12 Jun 1965 for his "distinguished and statesmanlike services to the state as a minister and parliamentarian". Munro died in Brisbane in July 1968 and was accorded a state funeral.