George Brookes

Harry George "George" Brookes (8 December 1934 – 14 April 2011) was a long-serving politician in Tasmania, Australia, firstly by being elected onto the now defunct St Leonards Council, and in latter years to the Tasmanian Legislative Council (25 May 1991 – 31 May 1997).

Biography

Brookes was educated at Invermay Primary School & Launceston Technical College.

Victoria with the Colac Herald and the Melbourne Sun

.

He was nominated for Patersonia Ward on 26 March 1963, against the sitting Councillor, and trebled his vote to win the seat. In February the following year (1964), he was appointed

Justice of the Peace by the Executive Council. Brookes served total of 8 years as Warden of St Leonards. He ran St Leonards Junior Council for four years, teaching school children debating skills and meeting procedure. He resigned from St Leonards Council just prior to amalgamation in 1984. Brookes later won a seat on the Launceston City Council in March 1991, and was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council two months later he was an alderman

for the Launceston City Council.

Early in his time as a Member of Legislative Council, he was a prominent anti-gay rights campaign, stating on the floor parliament "Do not let them [gay men] sully our state with their evil activities."[2]

He was employed in the insurance industry for 14 years. Brookes was involved with

Launceston College

Council for 2 years.

References

^ "Launceston Technical College. - People and organisations". trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
^ Forrest, Ruth. "EXPUNGEMENT OF HISTORICAL OFFENCES BILL 2017". ruthforrest.com.au. Ruth Forrest MLC. Retrieved 27 July 2020.

External links

"George Brooke". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
Death of H. G. Brookes^{[permanent dead link]}

Tasmanian Legislative Council
Preceded by Darryl Chellis	Member for Westmorland 1991–1997	Succeeded by Silvia Smith

[1] "Launceston Technical College. - People and organisations". trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 5 December 2016.

[2] Forrest, Ruth. "EXPUNGEMENT OF HISTORICAL OFFENCES BILL 2017". ruthforrest.com.au. Ruth Forrest MLC. Retrieved 27 July 2020.