Victor Garland
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Sir Ransley Victor Garland KBE (born 5 May 1934), known as Victor Garland, Australian politician, is a former Liberal Party member of the Australian House of Representatives, who represented the Division of Curtin in Western Australia from April 1969 to January 1981. He was also the Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1981 to 1983.
Born in Western Australia and raised in Perth, Garland was educated at the Hale School and the University of Western Australia, from which he received a Bachelor of Arts majoring in economics. He became an accountant like his father, before becoming involved in community affairs and serving on the Town of Claremont council. As Vice President of the Liberal and Country League of Western Australia (the West Australian branch of the Liberal Party), he was elected to parliament in a by-election for the Division of Curtin, following the appointment of Paul Hasluck in 1969 as Governor-General of Australia.
Garland held a number of ministerial roles during the William McMahon and Malcolm Fraser governments, starting as Minister for Supply (1971–1972) under McMahon until the Coalition's defeat by the Australian Labor Party in 1972. He served as Opposition Whip from June 1974 to March 1975. When the Coalition regained power after the dismissal of the Whitlam government in 1975, Garland was made Minister for Post and Telecommunications (replacing the former Postmaster-General of Australia) by Malcolm Fraser. Garland was forced to resign the ministry in 1976 after he was accused of committing electoral bribery offences[1], although the Chief Magistrate of the ACT dismissed the charges and Garland served on the backbench for several months before being appointed Minister for Veterans' Affairs (1977–1978), Minister for Special Trade Representations (1978–1979) and Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs (1979–1980).
Garland resigned from parliament on 22 January 1981, shortly after the 1980 federal election in November 1980 and was appointed as Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1981 to 1983. In 1982, Garland was knighted as a Knight Commander of the British Empire (KBE). Following his replacement as High Commissioner, Garland remained in London working as a director of several investment trusts.[2]
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| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Kenneth Anderson |
Minister for Supply 1971 – 1972 |
Succeeded by Lance Barnard |
| Preceded by Peter Nixon Postmaster-General |
Minister for Post and Telecommunications 1975 – 1976 |
Succeeded by Eric Robinson |
| Preceded by Peter Durack |
Minister for Veterans' Affairs 1977 – 1978 |
Succeeded by Evan Adermann |
| Preceded by John Howard |
Minister for Special Trade Representations 1978 – 1979 |
Succeeded by Douglas Scott |
| Preceded by Wallace Fife |
Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs 1979 – 1980 |
Succeeded by John Moore |
| Parliament of Australia | ||
| Preceded by Paul Hasluck |
Member for Curtin 1969 – 1981 |
Succeeded by Allan Rocher |
| Diplomatic posts | ||
| Preceded by James Plimsoll |
Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom 1981 – 1983 |
Succeeded by A.R. Parsons |
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Garland, Victor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Garland, Ransley Victor |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Australian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5 May 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Western Australia, Australia |
| DATE OF DEATH | living |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
