Greg Hall (politician) explained

Greg Hall
Office:Member of the Legislative Council for McIntyre
Term Start:5 August 2017
Term End:5 May 2018
Predecessor:Division created
Alongside:Tania Rattray
Successor:Tania Rattray
Office1:Member of the Legislative Council for Western Tiers
Term Start1:10 May 2008
Term End1:5 August 2017
Predecessor1:Division created
Office2:Member of the Legislative Council for Rowallan
Term Start2:5 May 2001
Term End2:10 May 2008
Predecessor2:John Loone
Successor2:Division abolished
Birth Date:1948 4, df=y
Birth Place:Launceston, Tasmania
Party:Independent
Allegiance:Australia
Branch:Australian Army
Serviceyears:1969–1970
Rank:Trooper
Unit:B Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment
Battles:Vietnam War

Gregory Raymond Hall (born 19 April 1948) is a former independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council in the McIntyre. He was also Mayor of the Meander Valley Council from 1997 to 2002. Hall was born in Launceston. He became a member of the Legislative Council at the 2001 Rowallan elections, defeating Russel Anderson (independent; supported by the Liberals).

Hall has supported some of state Labor's initiatives in the upper house, such as the Meander dam project and the Betfair proposal. He was one of only two independent members of the council to support the 2003 Relationships Act which gave same-sex unions and other relationships recognition in Tasmania. https://web.archive.org/web/20060505081558/http://www.actwin.com/eatonohio/gay/tasmanialc.html Hall voted against the governments Sex regulation Act and supported later legislation to ban brothels in Tasmania.

He stood for re-election again for the 6 May 2006 Rowallan division election, winning with a primary vote of 81.95% against a sole Tasmanian Greens opponent.[1] In 2017, Hall's seat of Western Tiers was abolished in a redistribution. Hall was allocated to the seat of McIntyre alongside Tania Rattray until the expiration of his term in 2018.

Greg Hall is a Vietnam war veteran. He served as a Trooper with B Squadron, 3 Cav from 28 August 1969 to 4 June 1970. Hall was awarded Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2021 Australia Day Honours, for "For significant service to the people and Parliament of Tasmania, and to agriculture and horticulture."[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.electoral.tas.gov.au/pages/ElectoralInformation/Election%20Reports/2003-2006/2003-2006ParlReportFull.pdf Report on Parliamentary Election 2003–2006
  2. Web site: Australia Day 2021 Honours List . Governor General of Australia . 25 January 2021.