Joe Collings

The Honourable Joe Collings
Leader of the Government in the Senate
In office 7 October 1941 – 20 September 1943
Preceded by	George McLeay
Succeeded by	Richard Keane
Leader of the Opposition in the Senate
In office 1 July 1935 – 7 October 1941
Preceded by	John Barnes
Succeeded by	George McLeay
Senator for Queensland
In office 1 July 1932 – 30 June 1950
Preceded by	Walter Cooper
Succeeded by	Archie Benn
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
In office 19 February 1920 – 23 March 1922
Personal details
Born	Joseph Silver Collings (1865-05-11)11 May 1865 Brighton, England
Died	20 June 1955(1955-06-20) (aged 90) Brighton, Queensland
Nationality	English Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Spouse	Kate McInerney (m. 1886 d. 1917)
Occupation	Trade union official

Joseph Silver Collings (11 May 1865 – 20 June 1955) was a long-serving Australian politician. He was a hardworking Australian Labor Party bureaucrat with valuable writing and speaking talents, who was eventually rewarded by a five-year stint as a federal government minister.