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'''Robert Stuart "Bob" Ives''' (born 16 December 1938) is a former Australian politician. |
'''Robert Stuart "Bob" Ives''' (born 16 December 1938) is a former Australian politician. |
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He was born in [[Kalgoorlie]], [[Western Australia]], and attended [[Eastern Goldfields College|Eastern Goldfields High School]]. He graduated from the [[University of Western Australia]] in 1959 with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] (Honours), adding a [[Diploma of Education]] in 1960 and a [[Master of Arts]] in 1963. He worked as a teacher, and in 1965 moved to [[Melbourne]], where he became a management consultant with BCA. Having joined the [[Australian Labor Party]] in 1967, he was officer-in-charge of the Personnel Practice Section of the Commonwealth Department of Labour and National Service from 1972 to 1974. In 1975 he became a lecturer in Management and Organisational Behaviour at [[Swinburne College of Technology]] before joining the staff of Senator [[John Button]] in 1978. He returned to Swinburne in 1982, leaving again in 1986 to work as a government liaison officer to the Victorian Ministry for the Arts. He joined Senator [[Barney Cooney]]'s staff in 1987.<ref name=vic>{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/re-member/bioregfull.cfm?mid=14|title=Ives, Robert (Bob) Stuart|date=1993|publisher=[[Parliament of Victoria]]}}</ref> |
He was born in [[Kalgoorlie]], [[Western Australia]], and attended [[Eastern Goldfields College|Eastern Goldfields High School]]. He graduated from the [[University of Western Australia]] in 1959 with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] (Honours), adding a [[Diploma of Education]] in 1960 and a [[Master of Arts]] in 1963. He worked as a teacher, and in 1965 moved to [[Melbourne]], where he became a management consultant with BCA. Having joined the [[Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)|Labor Party]] in 1967, he was officer-in-charge of the Personnel Practice Section of the Commonwealth Department of Labour and National Service from 1972 to 1974. In 1975 he became a lecturer in Management and Organisational Behaviour at [[Swinburne College of Technology]] before joining the staff of Senator [[John Button]] in 1978. He returned to Swinburne in 1982, leaving again in 1986 to work as a government liaison officer to the Victorian Ministry for the Arts. He joined Senator [[Barney Cooney]]'s staff in 1987.<ref name=vic>{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/re-member/bioregfull.cfm?mid=14|title=Ives, Robert (Bob) Stuart|date=1993|publisher=[[Parliament of Victoria]]}}</ref> |
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Ives was active in the Labor Party branches, serving as president of the [[Balwyn, Victoria|Balwyn]] branch from 1973 to 1978 and secretary of the [[Division of Kooyong|Kooyong Federal Electorate]] Committee from 1973 to 1978 and from 1982 to 1984. A state conference delegate (1975–86), member of the Administrative Committee State Branch (1980–89) and secretary of the Foreign Affairs Policy Committee (1986–90), he ran unsuccessfully for the [[Victorian Legislative Council]] in 1983. In 1985 he was elected to represent [[Nunawading Province|Nunawading]] in the Council, but his election was declared void before he could take his seat. He was elected outright to [[Eumemmerring Province]] in 1988, serving until his defeat in 1996. During this time he served on numerous committees but never left the back bench.<ref name=vic/> |
Ives was active in the Labor Party branches, serving as president of the [[Balwyn, Victoria|Balwyn]] branch from 1973 to 1978 and secretary of the [[Division of Kooyong|Kooyong Federal Electorate]] Committee from 1973 to 1978 and from 1982 to 1984. A state conference delegate (1975–86), member of the Administrative Committee State Branch (1980–89) and secretary of the Foreign Affairs Policy Committee (1986–90), he ran unsuccessfully for the [[Victorian Legislative Council]] in 1983. In 1985 he was elected to represent [[Nunawading Province|Nunawading]] in the Council, but his election was declared void before he could take his seat. He was elected outright to [[Eumemmerring Province]] in 1988, serving until his defeat in 1996. During this time he served on numerous committees but never left the back bench.<ref name=vic/> |
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Revision as of 01:23, 10 July 2018
Robert Stuart "Bob" Ives (born 16 December 1938) is a former Australian politician.
He was born in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, and attended Eastern Goldfields High School. He graduated from the University of Western Australia in 1959 with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours), adding a Diploma of Education in 1960 and a Master of Arts in 1963. He worked as a teacher, and in 1965 moved to Melbourne, where he became a management consultant with BCA. Having joined the Labor Party in 1967, he was officer-in-charge of the Personnel Practice Section of the Commonwealth Department of Labour and National Service from 1972 to 1974. In 1975 he became a lecturer in Management and Organisational Behaviour at Swinburne College of Technology before joining the staff of Senator John Button in 1978. He returned to Swinburne in 1982, leaving again in 1986 to work as a government liaison officer to the Victorian Ministry for the Arts. He joined Senator Barney Cooney's staff in 1987.[1]
Ives was active in the Labor Party branches, serving as president of the Balwyn branch from 1973 to 1978 and secretary of the Kooyong Federal Electorate Committee from 1973 to 1978 and from 1982 to 1984. A state conference delegate (1975–86), member of the Administrative Committee State Branch (1980–89) and secretary of the Foreign Affairs Policy Committee (1986–90), he ran unsuccessfully for the Victorian Legislative Council in 1983. In 1985 he was elected to represent Nunawading in the Council, but his election was declared void before he could take his seat. He was elected outright to Eumemmerring Province in 1988, serving until his defeat in 1996. During this time he served on numerous committees but never left the back bench.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Ives, Robert (Bob) Stuart". Parliament of Victoria. 1993.