James Craig (Australian politician)

James Frederick Craig (22 December 1911 – 12 January 1989) was an Australian farmer and politician who was a Country Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1959 to 1971, representing the seat of Toodyay.

Craig enlisted in the Australian Army in 1939, and saw active duty in the Middle Eastern theatre.

He initially returned to the railways after being discharged in 1942, and then from 1947 served as secretary and accountant for a cooperative based in the Swan Valley.

[1] Craig entered parliament at the 1959 state election, replacing the retiring Lindsay Thorn.

In a reshuffle after the 1965 election, Craig replaced Ross Hutchinson as Chief Secretary, although he lost the transport portfolio to Charles Court.