Hugh Halbert Explained

Hugh Halbert
Constituency Mp:Moore
Parliament:Australian
Predecessor:Hugh Leslie
Successor:Hugh Leslie
Term Start:22 November 1958
Term End:9 December 1961
Birth Date:1910 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Meckering, Western Australia
Nationality:Australian
Party:Liberal Party of Australia
Occupation:Accountant, businessman

Hugh Victor ("Vic") Halbert (17 January 1910 – 31 January 1997) was an Australian politician.

Biography

Born in Meckering, Western Australia, he was educated at Hale School in Perth before becoming an accountant, tax agent and retail businessman. In 1958, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for Moore, defeating Country Party member Hugh Leslie. Leslie regained the seat in 1961 and Halbert retired from politics, becoming a company director. In 1965, he was elected President of the Western Australian Liberal Party, a position he held until 1969. Halbert died in 1997.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Carr . Adam . Australian Election Archive . Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive . 2008 . 2008-08-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070717093439/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/ . 17 July 2007 . dmy-all .