George Crawford (Australian politician)
George Robert Crawford (13 January 1926 – 7 August 2012) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Prahran and was an official with the Plumbers and Gasfitters Employees Union of Australia, serving more than twenty years as general secretary and Victorian branch secretary. He joined the Australian Labor Party in 1944 and sat on the State Executive from 1960 to 1975 and in 1979. From 1965 to 1969 he was state vice-president, rising to president from 1969 to 1973 and from 1983 to 1985. In 1985 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council as a member for Jika Jika, serving until his retirement in 1992. Crawford died in 2012.[1]
References
- ↑ Parliament of Victoria (2001). "Crawford, George Robert". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
| Victorian Legislative Council | ||
|---|---|---|
| New seat | Member for Jika Jika 1985–1992 Served alongside: Theo Theophanous |
Succeeded by Pat Power |
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