Bob Whan

Bob Whan AM
Member of the Australian Parliament for Eden-Monaro
In office 2 December 1972 – 13 December 1975
Preceded by	Allan Fraser
Succeeded by	Murray Sainsbury
Personal details
Born	Robert Bruce Whan 5 January 1933 Wodonga, Victoria
Died	4 October 2015 (aged 82)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Children	Steve Whan
Alma mater	University of New South Wales University of Leeds
Occupation	Agricultural scientist

Robert Bruce "Bob" Whan AM (5 January 1933 – 4 October 2015) was an Australian politician. He was the Australian Labor Party member for the House of Representatives seat of Eden-Monaro from 1972 until his defeat by Murray Sainsbury in the 1975 election.^[1]

His son, Steve Whan was the member for Monaro in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 2003 to 2011 and a member of the Legislative Council from 2011 to 2015.

Bob Whan died of cardiac arrest on 4 October 2015 at the age of 82.^[2]

Notes

1. "Members of the House of Representatives since 1901". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 2007-06-11. Retrieved 2007-08-28.
2. Kelly, Emma (6 October 2015). "Former Eden-Monaro MP Bob Whan dies". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 6 October 2015.