Kevin Holland (Australian politician)
Kevin Holland | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Flemington | |
| In office 1956–1967 | |
| Preceded by | Jack Holland |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Member of Melbourne City Council | |
| In office 1951–1975 | |
| Commissioner, Keilor City | |
| In office 1975–1980 | |
| Commissioner, Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kevin Myles Stephen Holland 30 March 1910 North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 12 October 1996 (aged 86) |
| Political party | Labor |
| Spouse |
Annie Catherine Sheila Duffy
(m. 1964; death 1996) |
| Occupation | Health inspector |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1939–1945 |
| Unit | Royal Australian Army Medical Corps |
| Battles/wars | |
Kevin Myles Stephen Holland AM (30 March 1910 – 12 October 1996) was an Australian politician.
Early life and education
He was born in North Melbourne, Victoria on 30 March 1910 to Jack Holland and Agnes Mary Ryan. He attended Catholic schools and became a health inspector with the Victorian Health Department. During World War II he served in the Army Medical Corps in the Pacific War.
Career
He was a delegate with the Miscellaneous Workers' Union and served as a Labor member of Melbourne City Council from 1951 to 1975, leading the party on council from 1955. In 1956 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly in a by-election to succeed his father in the seat of Flemington. He held the seat until its abolition in 1967, when he retired from the Assembly. From 1975 to 1980 he was on the Keilor City commission, and was commissioner of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works.
He was appointed a member of the Order of Australia in 1983.
Death
Holland died on 12 October 1996.[1]
Personal life
On 15 January 1964 he had married Annie Catherine Sheila Duffy. Holland died in 1996.[1]
References
- ^ a b Parliament of Victoria (2001). "Holland, Kevin Myles Stephen". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 7 December 2015.