Jean Melzer

Jean Isobelle Melzer (born 7 February 1926) was an Australian Senator representing the Australian Labor Party and the state of Victoria. She was elected on 18 May 1974 she served two terms,^[1] she was defeated at 1980 elections as she was placed third on the Labor ticket.^[2] Her final term ended on 30 June 1981.^[1]

She also stood as the lead Victorian senate candidate for the Nuclear Disarmament Party in the 1984 election. She received 7.1% of the vote, but no seat.^[3]

Jean Melzer has been the president of U3A Network Victoria.^[4][5]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Rosemary Francis (17 April 2008). "Melzer, Jean Isabel (1926 - )". The Australian Women's Register. http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE3102b.htm. Retrieved 25 Jan 2010. 
2. ^ Barbara Hooks (16 Oct 1979). "Don't Put me First: Senator Melzer". The Age. 
3. ^ "PM not as Important as Uranium: Melzer". The Age: p. 6. 14 June 1984. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19840614&id=mRoRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5JQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4462,7115239. 
4. ^ "Media Release from Minister for Aged Care". 12 March 2004. http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/domino/Web_Notes/newmedia.nsf/bc348d5912436a9cca256cfc0082d800/5df8d7122260297fca256e570076a860!OpenDocument. 
5. ^ "Victorian Honour Role of Women". Office of Women’s Policy, Department for Victorian Communities. 2006. http://www.women.vic.gov.au/Web12/rwpgslib.nsf/GraphicFiles/HonourRoll06/$file/HonourRoll06.pdf. Retrieved 25 Jan 2010. 

External links

• http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn4464383 picture

Potential sources

• MS 3683 Records of the Women's Electoral Lobby (Australia) Series 7 : Political lobbying records, 1972-89 folder 18-19 held at NLA
• Paper presented at National Labor Women’s Conference, Canberra, 29 Jan-1 Feb 1982
• Paper presented at 2nd Women and Labour Conference, Melbourne, 17 May 1980 paper called "Is Parliament Relevant to Women and. Their Search for Identity?" [1]