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The Honourable
Alan Hunt
Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for South Eastern Province
In office
15 July 1961 – 2 October 1992
Personal details
Born
Alan John Hunt

(1927-10-09)9 October 1927
Peterborough, South Australia
Died19 July 2013(2013-07-19) (aged 85)
Frankston, Victoria, Australia
Political partyLiberal Party
Other political
affiliations
Liberal and Country Party
ChildrenGreg Hunt
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
ProfessionSolicitor

Alan John Hunt AM (9 October 1927 – 19 July 2013)[1] was an Australian politician, having been a member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 1961 until 1992.

Hunt started his education in South Australia and later attended Melbourne Grammar School. He then went to the University of Melbourne and was president of the Melbourne University Liberals from 1948-50 and secretary of the then National Union of Australian University Students.[1] After obtaining a law degree he practised 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 was the father of current Federal Liberal parliamentarian Greg Hunt.

References

  1. ^ a b "Former state Planning Minister Alan Hunt has died". Mornington Peninsula Leader. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.

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