Robert Wilfred Holt (9 June 1913 – 1 May 1985)[1] was an Australian politician, a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly and, later, of the Parliament of Australia.
Robert Holt | |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Darebin | |
| In office 10 December 1955 – 14 October 1958 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Andrews |
| Succeeded by | Frank Courtnay |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 June 1913 Launceston, Tasmania |
| Died | 1 May 1985 (aged 70) Montrose, Victoria, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Profession | Barrister |
Born in Launceston, Tasmania, Holt was educated in Melbourne at Scotch College and the University of Melbourne.[1] He became a barrister in 1940. In 1945, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Labor member for Portland.[2] He was defeated in 1947, but re-elected in 1950. He was Minister for Lands and Social Settlement from 1952–53, in the government of John Cain (Senior).[2]
In 1955, Holt transferred to federal politics, winning the Australian House of Representatives seat of Darebin. Just three years later, in 1958, he retired from politics due to ill health. He was elected president of the Victorian branch of the Labor Party in 1962, but lost the presidency three years later, after criticising the branch and its poor electoral performance. Citing undue union control, he resigned from the party in 1973, saying he would vote Liberal and might join the Australia Party.[1]
Holt died in 1985.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c Murray, Robert. "Holt, Robert Wilfred (Bob) (1913–1985)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Holt, Robert Wilfred". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
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