About Wallace Rae
Lived 1913 – 2006 (aged 92). Wallace Rae was an Australian politician and pastoral farming.
Sir Wallace Alexander Ramsay Rae (31 March 1913 – 18 March 2006) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly in Australia. He served in various Queensland Government ministries.
Biography Rae worked as a stock and station agent before serving as a bomber pilot in World War II. After the war, he bought a property located between Blackall and Isisford.
A member of the Country Party he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of Gregory in 1957. During his long career in Parliament, he held several ministerial positions including Minister for Local Government and Electricity and Minister for Lands and Forestry. He was later appointed Queensland's Agent-General in London.
In the 1976 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was made a knight bachelor.
He died in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, on 18 March 2006.
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Who was Wallace Rae?
Australian politician
When was Wallace Rae born?
Wallace Rae was born on 31 March 1913 in Lindfield.
When did Wallace Rae die?
Wallace Rae died on 18 March 2006 in Port Macquarie.
What was Wallace Rae's occupation?
Wallace Rae was a politician and pastoral farming.
What nationality was Wallace Rae?
Wallace Rae was Australian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Wallace Rae. https://biography.guide/wallace-rae/
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