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Australian politician (1923–2006)

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Roy WardOAM
Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for South Eastern
In office
30 May 1970 – 30 September 1988Serving with Alan Hunt
Preceded byIan Cathie
Succeeded byKen Smith
Personal details
Born(1923-12-09)9 December 1923
Wangaratta, Victoria
Died19 December 2006(2006-12-19) (aged 83)
Political partyLiberal Party
SpouseJoan Mary (née Etherton)
AwardsMedal of the Order of Australia
Military service
AllegianceAustralia
Branch/serviceRoyal Australian Air Force
Years of service1942–45
RankCorporal
Battles/warsSecond World War

Hector Roy Ward OAM (9 December 1923 – 19 December 2006) was an Australian politician.

He was born in Wangaratta, Victoria, to Hector Norman Ward and Evelyn Jane Polmear. He attended Wangaratta High School and then Melbourne Teachers' College, where he received a Primary Teachers Certificate in 1946. He had interrupted his studies to serve with the Royal Australian Air Force from 1942 to 1945; he was a special wireless intelligence officer in the Northern Territory, New Guinea, Borneo and the Philippines until he was wounded in 1945. On 31 December 1949 he married Joan Mary Etherton; they had two children. He taught at a variety of primary and secondary schools and was also secretary of the Geelong branch of the Victorian Teachers' Union from 1950 to 1954, despite also being a member of the Liberal Party. He was also a sports journalist and commentator on bowls, hockey, badminton and cycling. From 1961 to 1970 he served on Mordialloc City Council, serving as mayor from 1964 to 1965. From 1965 to 1969 he was president of the Mentone branch of the Liberal Party. He was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council in 1970 and served as government whip from 1979 to 1982 and opposition whip from 1982 to his retirement in 1988. He remained active in both Liberal and badminton circles throughout the 1990s. Ward died in 2006.

References

  1. Parliament of Victoria (1985). "Ward, (Hector) Roy". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
Victorian Legislative Council
Preceded byIan Cathie Member for South Eastern
1970–1988
Served alongside: Alan Hunt 		Succeeded byKen Smith
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