Jean Melzer
Politician
1926 – 2013
Who was Jean Melzer?
Jean Isobelle Melzer was an Australian Senator representing the Australian Labor Party and the state of Victoria.
She was elected at the 1974 election, becoming the first woman Labor senator from Victoria. In 1978 she was the first woman elected as the Secretary of the Labor Caucus. She served two terms, being defeated at the 1980 election as she was placed third on the Labor ticket. Her final term ended on 30 June 1981.
She also stood unsuccessfully as the lead Victorian senate candidate for the Nuclear Disarmament Party in the 1984 election. She received 7.1% of the vote.
Jean Melzer was the president of U3A Network Victoria.
She died on 18 June 2013.
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- Born
- Feb 7, 1926
- Nationality
- Australia
- Profession
- Died
- Jun 20, 2013
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on July 23, 2013
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