Joe Collings
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 11 May 1865 Brighton, England |
| Died | 20 June 1955 (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.