John Forrest
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"Sir John Forrest" Order of St Michael and St George/GCMG was an Australian explorer, the first Premier of Western Australia and a cabinet minister in Australia's first federal parliament.

As a young man, John Forrest won fame as an explorer by leading three expeditions into the interior of Western Australia. He was appointed Surveyor General of Western Australia/Surveyor General and in 1890 became the first Premier of Western Australia, its only premier as a self-governing colony. Forrest's premiership gave the state ten years of stable administration during a period of rapid development and demographic change. He pursued a policy of large-scale public works and extensive land settlement, and he helped to ensure that Western Australia joined the federation of Australia/federation of Australian states. After federation, he moved to federal politics, where he was at various times postmaster-general, Minister for Defence (Australia)/Minister for Defence, Minister for Home Affairs (Australia)/Minister for Home Affairs, Treasurer of Australia/Treasurer and acting Prime Minister of Australia/Prime Minister.

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