Gareth Clayton (politician)

Gareth Clayton
Clayton in 1974
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Isaacs
In office
18 May 1974  13 December 1975
Preceded byDavid Hamer
Succeeded byDavid Hamer
Personal details
Born(1942-02-03)3 February 1942
Dibden, Hampshire, England
Died1 July 2010(2010-07-01) (aged 68)
Bangkok, Thailand
Political partyLabor
Alma materLiverpool University
Makerere University
Monash University
OccupationAcademic
Statistician

Gareth Clayton (3 February 1942 1 July 2010) was an Australian academic, politician and activist. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 1974 to 1975, representing the Australian Labor Party (ALP), and was later active in the anti-nuclear movement. He held a Ph.D. in mathematical statistics and lectured in statistics in Australia and Thailand.