Frank Wise facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Hon. Frank Joseph Scott Wise
Frank Wise
16th Premier of Western Australia
In office 31 July 1945 – 1 April 1947
Preceded by	John Willcock
Succeeded by	Sir Ross McLarty
Constituency	Gascoyne
4th Administrator of the Northern Territory
In office 1 July 1951 – 1 July 1956
Preceded by	Arthur Driver
Succeeded by	James Arthur
Personal details
Born	30 May 1897 Queensland
Died	29 June 1986
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Occupation	Farmer (tropical fruit)

Frank Joseph Scott Wise (30 May 1897 – 29 June 1986) was the 16th Premier of Western Australia from 31 July 1945 to 1 April 1947. He was from the Labor Party.

Wise was born in Queensland and after finishing high school he became a tropical fruit farmer. He joined the Queensland Department of Agriculture, and later moved to Western Australia to work with the WA Department of Agriculture. He brought banana plants from Queensland to grow in the Gascoyne region around Carnarvon. He was elected to the Western Australian parliament in 1933 and became the Minister for Agriculture in 1936.

He became Premier of Western Australia after John Willcock resigned in 1945. His government was defeated in the 1947 election. He then became Leader of the Opposition for four years. He resigned from parliament in 1951 to become the Administrator of the Northern Territory.