Alan Hunt (politician)
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Alan John Hunt AM
(born 9 October 1927) is an Australia
n politician
, having been a member of the Victorian Legislative Council
from 1961 until 1992.
Hunt obtained a law degree from the University of Melbourne
and practiced as a solicitor until entering the Legislative Council in 1961, representing the Liberal Party
.
Hunt was first appointed as a minister in 1971, under the premiership of Henry Bolte
. He served in a variety of portfolios under the Bolte, Hamer
and Thompson
governments, most notability as Minister for Local Government, Minister for Planning and Minister for Education. He also served as leader of the government in the Legislative Council from 1978 until the Liberals lost government in 1982.
He retired from politics in 1992 and he is the father of current Federal Liberal parliamentarian Greg Hunt
.
Order of Australia
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(born 9 October 1927) is an Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician
Politician
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, having been a member of the Victorian Legislative Council
Victorian Legislative Council
The Victorian Legislative Council, is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Victoria, Australia; the lower house being the Legislative Assembly. Both houses sit in Parliament House in Spring Street, Melbourne. The Legislative Council serves as a house of review, in a similar fashion to...
from 1961 until 1992.
Hunt obtained a law degree from the University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
and practiced as a solicitor until entering the Legislative Council in 1961, representing the Liberal Party
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
.
Hunt was first appointed as a minister in 1971, under the premiership of Henry Bolte
Henry Bolte
Sir Henry Edward Bolte GCMG was an Australian politician. He was the 38th and longest serving Premier of Victoria.- Early years :...
. He served in a variety of portfolios under the Bolte, Hamer
Rupert Hamer
Sir Rupert James Hamer, AC, KCMG, ED , generally known until he was knighted in 1982 as Dick Hamer, Australian Liberal Party politician, was the 39th Premier of Victoria, serving from 1972 to 1981.-Early years:...
and Thompson
Lindsay Thompson
Lindsay Hamilton Simpson Thompson AO, CMG , Australian Liberal Party politician, was the 40th Premier of Victoria from June 1981 to April 1982...
governments, most notability as Minister for Local Government, Minister for Planning and Minister for Education. He also served as leader of the government in the Legislative Council from 1978 until the Liberals lost government in 1982.
He retired from politics in 1992 and he is the father of current Federal Liberal parliamentarian Greg Hunt
Greg Hunt
Gregory Andrew Hunt , an Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since November 2001, representing the Division of Flinders, Victoria....
.