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Athol Yardley Meyer

Athol Yardley Meyer

Surname: MEYER

Given Names: Athol Yardley

Title and Honours: Mr

Qualifications: BA

Date and Place of Birth: 28 November 1940 - Dunedin, New Zealand

Date of Death: 31 July 1998 - Little Swanport, Tasmania

 

 

Legislative Council: 12 April 1986

Electorate: Huon

Party: Independent

Positions Held: Chair Committees 1993-96

Date of Departure: 31 January 1996

Reason for Departure: Resigned due to ill health (cancer).

Inaugural Speech (Wednesday 23 April 1986)

Comments:

Condolence motion in LC 7 October 1998.

House of Assembly Long Room Picture: 668

House of Assembly Long Room Picture Number indicates each Member's position in the photographic record.

Source: Parliament of Tasmania Members Biographical Database, Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.

Additional Reference Material:

A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics, 1890-1964 [by] Colin A. Hughes and B. D. Graham. Canberra, ANU Press, 1968. Biographical Register of the Tasmanian Parliament, 1851-1960 / Scott Bennett and Barbara Bennett. Canberra : ANU, 1980.