Alan Lind
Alan Lind | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Mildura | |
| In office 6 December 1952 – 28 May 1955 | |
| Preceded by | Nathaniel Barclay |
| Succeeded by | Nathaniel Barclay |
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Dandenong | |
| In office 6 December 1969 – 5 May 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Len Reid |
| Succeeded by | Rob Jolly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alan Alfred Campbell Lind 20 April 1913 Bairnsdale |
| Died | 5 December 1988 (aged 75) Dandenong |
| Political party | Liberal Country Party Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Lilian Lind (nee McCann) Marie Lind (nee McKenzie) |
| Relations | Albert Lind (uncle) |
| Children | Marianne, Orme, Graeme |
| Occupation | Teacher, representative of the people |
| Committees | Parliamentary Public Works Committee |
Alan Alfred Campbell Lind AO (20 April 1913 – 5 December 1988) was an Australian politician. His uncle was Sir Albert Eli Lind, a long-serving state MP for Gippsland East, representing the Country Party.
After his marriage in 1938, Alan Lind became a teacher, and saw active service in the Second World War. At the end of the war, he returned to teaching in Mildura. In 1952, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Mildura, representing the Australian Labor Party (ALP). After his electoral defeat in 1955 he returned to teaching.
In 1969, he was returned to the Legislative Assembly as the member for Dandenong, serving until his retirement in 1979. He was held in unusually high esteem by colleagues from all political parties for his unrelenting and dedicated work for his constituents and the State of Victoria. He was honoured as an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1978.