Jim Plowman
Jim Plowman | |
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27th Sir Kenneth Wheeler | |
Succeeded by | Tom Edmunds |
In office 14 May 1996 – 2 November 1999 | |
Preceded by | John Delzoppo |
Succeeded by | Alex Andrianopoulos |
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Evelyn | |
In office 19 May 1973 – 2 April 1982 | |
Preceded by | Russell Stokes |
Succeeded by | Max McDonald |
In office 2 March 1985 – 17 September 1999 | |
Preceded by | Max McDonald |
Succeeded by | Christine Fyffe |
Personal details | |
Born | Sidney James Plowman 13 December 1934 Liberal Party |
Spouse | Prudence Sophie Manifold (m. 1970) |
Occupation | Farmer and grazier |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Australia |
Branch/service | Australian Army |
Years of service | 1957–1959 |
Unit | Papua New Guinea Volunteer Rifles |
Sidney James Plowman (13 December 1934 – 3 May 2007) was an Australian politician. A
Early life
Plowman was born in Melbourne to Dr Sidney Plowman of Frankston and his wife Marjorie.[1] He was educated at Geelong Grammar School, after which he was an executive trainee at a civil engineering company in Melbourne. After his national service, he moved to Papua New Guinea, where he worked on a coffee plantation and in a timber milling company. He served in the Papua New Guinea Volunteer Rifles, a battalion of Australia's Citizens Military Forces, from 1957 to 1959.[2]
Upon his return to Australia, he worked as a
Political career
In 1959, Plowman had joined the Benalla branch of the
When the Liberals won government under Jeff Kennett in 1992, Plowman became Minister for Energy and Minerals (a portfolio he had held in Kennett's shadow cabinet) and Minister Assisting the Treasurer on State Owned Enterprises. He lost the ministry in a 1996 reshuffle, but was elected Speaker for a second time in May 1996, and served as such until his retirement in 1999.[2]
References
- ^ "Family Notices". The Argus. Melbourne. 14 December 1934. p. 1. Retrieved 29 October 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b c Condolences - Hon Sidney James Plowman, Parliament of Victoria Hansard, 5 June 2007.
- ^ a b Plowman, Sidney James ('Jim'), re-member (Parliament of Victoria).