Sir Henry Gullett | |
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| Minister in charge of Scientific and Industrial Research | |
| In office 14 March 1940 – 13 August 1940 | |
| Prime Minister | Robert Menzies |
| Preceded by | New title |
| Succeeded by | Herbert Collett |
| Minister for Information | |
| In office 12 September 1939 – 14 March 1940 | |
| Prime Minister | Robert Menzies |
| Preceded by | New title |
| Succeeded by | Robert Menzies |
| Minister for External Affairs | |
| In office 26 April 1939 – 14 March 1940 | |
| Prime Minister | Robert Menzies |
| Preceded by | Billy Hughes |
| Succeeded by | John McEwen |
| Minister for Trade and Customs | |
| In office 6 January 1932 – 14 January 1933 | |
| Prime Minister | Joseph Lyons |
| Preceded by | Frank Forde |
| Succeeded by | Thomas White |
| In office 28 November 1928 – 22 October 1929 | |
| Prime Minister | Stanley Bruce |
| Preceded by | Stanley Bruce |
| Succeeded by | James Fenton |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Henty | |
| In office 14 November 1925 – 13 August 1940 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick Francis |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Coles |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Somer Gullett 26 March 1878 Toolamba West, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 13 August 1940 (aged 62) Canberra, Australia |
| Political party | Labor (c. 1918) Liberal (1922) Ind. Nationalist (1925–1928) Nationalist (1928–1931) UAP (from 1931) |
| Spouse |
Penny Frater (m. 1912) |
| Relations | Jo Gullett (son) Penne Hackforth-Jones (granddaughter) Barbara Baynton (mother-in-law) Henry Gullett (uncle) Lucy Gullett (cousin) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Sir Henry Somer Gullett KCMG CB (26 March 1878 – 13 August 1940) was an Australian journalist, military historian and politician. He was a war correspondent during World War I and co-authored the official history of Australia's involvement in the war. He later served in federal parliament from 1925 to 1940 and held senior ministerial office.
Gullett grew up in country Victoria. He left school at the age of 12 but began a career in journalism through family connections. During World War I he was attached to Australian units on the Western Front and the Sinai and Palestine campaign, and also did work for the War Records Section. He contributed a volume to the Official History of Australia in the War of 1914–1918. Gullett was elected to parliament in 1925 as an "independent Nationalist". He joined S. M. Bruce's government as Minister for Trade and Customs (1928–1929) and then became deputy opposition leader (1929–1931) after the government's defeat. Gullett held a series of senior portfolios in the United Australia Party (UAP) governments of the 1930s, serving as Minister for Trade and Customs (1931–1933), External Affairs (1939–1940), Information (1939–1940), and Scientific and Industrial Research (1940). He was killed in the 1940 Canberra air disaster, along with two cabinet colleagues and the head of the army.