Ernie Shepherd (politician)
Ernie Shepherd | |
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Leader of the Opposition of Victoria Elections: 1958 | |
In office 20 August 1957 – 12 September 1958 | |
Premier | Henry Bolte |
Deputy | Clive Stoneham |
Preceded by | John Cain Sr. |
Succeeded by | Clive Stoneham |
Leader of the Labor Party in Victoria | |
In office 9 August 1957 – 12 September 1958 | |
Deputy | Clive Stoneham |
Preceded by | John Cain Sr. |
Succeeded by | Clive Stoneham |
Minister for Education | |
In office 17 December 1952 – 7 June 1955 | |
Premier | John Cain Sr. |
Preceded by | Raymond Tovell |
Succeeded by | William Leggatt |
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Footscray | |
In office 31 May 1958 – 12 September 1958 | |
Preceded by | Roy Schintler |
Succeeded by | William Divers |
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Ascot Vale | |
In office 28 May 1955 – 18 April 1958 | |
Preceded by | Seat created |
Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Sunshine | |
In office 10 November 1945 – 22 April 1955 | |
Preceded by | Seat created |
Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Alfred Ernest Shepherd 6 January 1901 Bendigo, Victoria, Australia |
Died | 12 September 1958 West Footscray, Victoria, Australia | (aged 57)
Resting place | Fawkner Crematorium and Memorial Park |
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Labor Party |
Spouse(s) | Beatrice Vera Hancock (m. 1926) |
Children | 2 |
Occupation | Pattern-maker |
Alfred Ernest "Ernie" Shepherd (6 January 1901 – 12 September 1958) was an Australian politician. He was an ALP member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the electorates of Sunshine (1945–1955), Ascot Vale (1955–1958) and Footscray (1958). From 1952 to 1955, he was the Victorian Minister for Education in John Cain's cabinet, and from 1957 till his death was leader of the Labor Party in Victoria and Leader of the Opposition.[1]
References[]
- ^ Shepherd, Alfred Ernest, re-member (Victorian Parliament database).
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- 1901 births
- 1958 deaths
- Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria
- Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
- People from Bendigo
- Leaders of the Opposition in Victoria (Australia)
- 20th-century Australian politicians
- Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria stubs