Frank Field (Australian politician)

{{Short description|Australian politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}

{{Use Australian English|date=June 2015}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|honorific-prefix = The Honourable

|name = Frank Field

|honorific-suffix =

|image = Frank_Field.jpg

|alt =

|caption =

|order = 11th

|office = Deputy Premier of Victoria

|premier = John Cain

|term_start = 21 November 1945

|term_end = 20 November 1947

|predecessor = Thomas Maltby

|successor = John McDonald

|constituency_AM2 = Dandenong

|assembly2 = Victorian Legislative

|term_start2 = 2 October 1937

|term_end2 = 9 October 1947

|predecessor2 = Frank Groves

|successor2 = William Dawnay-Mould

|birth_date = {{Birth date|1904|12|23|df=y}}

|birth_place = Carlton North, Victoria, Australia

|death_date = {{Death date and age|1985|6|4|1904|12|23|df=y}}

|death_place = Sandringham, Victoria, Australia

|restingplace = Cheltenham Memorial Park

|restingplacecoordinates =

|birthname = Francis Field

|nationality = Australian

|party = Labor Party

|spouse = {{Marriage|Aileen Mary O'Brien|23 June 1934|1980}}

|alma_mater = University of Melbourne

|profession = Solicitor

|allegiance = Australia

|branch = Royal Australian Air Force

|serviceyears = 1942–1947

|rank = Flying Officer

|unit = 1 Embarkation Depot

}}

Francis Field (23 December 1904 – 4 June 1985) was an Australian politician.

Born in North Carlton to public servant William John Field and Kate Emily Honeybone, he attended St Mary's Primary School in Dandenong and St Kevin's College before studying at Melbourne University, from which he graduated with a Master of Arts and a Bachelor of Law. In 1930 he was admitted as a solicitor, practising in Dandenong and Melbourne. On 23 June 1934 Field married Aileen Mary O'Brien, with whom he had five children. He was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly in 1937 as the Labor member for Dandenong. In September 1943 he was briefly Minister of Public Instruction; after serving in the Royal Australian Air Force (1942–45) he resumed the office in November 1945, when he was also appointed Deputy Premier. He lost his seat at the 1947 election.{{Cite re-member|num2=1210|name=Francis Field|access-date=25 August 2022}}