Neil Pope
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Neil Albert Pope is a former Australia
n politician. He was the Labor
member for Monbulk
in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
from 1982 to 1992.
and industrial officer for the Municipal Officers Association, before being elected president of the Mt Evelyn Environment Protection & Progress Association in 1978.
Pope was elected to the Victorian Electoral district of Monbulk
at the 1982 State election, won by the Labor party and John Cain II
. He was the Victorian Minister for Labour from 1988 to 1992 and Minister for School Education from January to October in 1992. Pope lost his seat in October 1992, when the Kennett
Liberal
Government was elected.
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. He was the Labor
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
member for Monbulk
Electoral district of Monbulk
The Electoral district of Monbulk is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is situated in the Dandenong Ranges on the outskirts of Melbourne...
in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Victorian Legislative Assembly
The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia. Together with the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house, it sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Melbourne.-History:...
from 1982 to 1992.
Career
Pope worked as a local government officer for the Fitzroy City CouncilCity of Fitzroy
The City of Fitzroy was a Local Government Area located about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , making it the smallest municipality by land area in Victoria, and existed from 1858 until 1994....
and industrial officer for the Municipal Officers Association, before being elected president of the Mt Evelyn Environment Protection & Progress Association in 1978.
Pope was elected to the Victorian Electoral district of Monbulk
Electoral district of Monbulk
The Electoral district of Monbulk is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is situated in the Dandenong Ranges on the outskirts of Melbourne...
at the 1982 State election, won by the Labor party and John Cain II
John Cain II
John Cain , Australian Labor Party politician, was the 41st Premier of Victoria, holding office from 1982 to 1990.-Biography:...
. He was the Victorian Minister for Labour from 1988 to 1992 and Minister for School Education from January to October in 1992. Pope lost his seat in October 1992, when the Kennett
Jeff Kennett
Jeffrey Gibb Kennett AC , a former Australian politician, was the Premier of Victoria between 1992 and 1999. He is currently the President of Hawthorn Football Club. He is the founding Chairman of beyondblue, a national depression initiative.- Early life :Kennett was born in Melbourne on 2 March...
Liberal
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...
Government was elected.