Geoff McLaren | |
Senator for South Australia | |
Term Start: | 1 July 1971 |
Term End: | 4 February 1983 |
Birth Date: | 1921 2, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Koroit, Victoria |
Spouse: | Beryl |
Party: | Labor |
Children: | Harold, Yvonne, Douglas |
Geoffrey Thomas McLaren (1 February 1921 - 30 January 1992) was an Australian politician. Born in Koroit, Victoria, he was educated at state schools before becoming a shearer. In the 1950s he moved to Murray Bridge in South Australia, where he later became a poultry farmer. In 1970, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for South Australia. He held the seat until his retirement in 1983. McLaren died in 1992.[1] [2]