Fred Van Buren

In this Dutch name, the surname is Van Buren, not Buren.

Charles Frederick Van Buren (Dutch: [vɑm ˈbyːrə(n)]; 20 June 1936 – 11 September 2006) was an Australian politician.

Van Buren was born in Kollupitiya in Ceylon, where he was educated. His father, Charles Frederick Guy Van Buren, was a Dutch Burgher, while his mother, Blossom Isabella Enright, was of Eurasian descent. He worked as a printer, and after moving to Australia was an organiser with the Labor Party's Victorian branch from 1974 to 1985.[1]

In 1985 Van Buren was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council for Eumemmerring, serving until he was defeated in 1992. Van Buren died in 2006.[2]

References

  1. ^ Van Buren, Charles Frederick ('Fred') at the Wayback Machine (archived 3 April 2012)
  2. ^ "Charles Frederick Van Buren". Members of Parliament. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 4 August 2025.


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