George Gear

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The Honourable George Gear
Member of the Australian Parliament for Tangney
In office 5 March 1983 – 1 December 1984
Preceded by	Peter Shack
Succeeded by	Peter Shack
Member of the Australian Parliament for Canning
In office 1 December 1984 – 2 March 1996
Preceded by	Wendy Fatin
Succeeded by	Ricky Johnston
Personal details
Born	(1947-03-08) 8 March 1947 Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Spouse(s)	Carol Howman
Occupation	Teacher

George Gear (born 8 March 1947) is a former Australian politician and government minister.

Gear was born in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia and received a Bachelor of Education at Mount Lawley College Advanced Education a Diploma of Electrical Engineering at Fremantle Technical College and a Diploma of Technical Teaching from Perth Technical College. He was a teacher of electrical trades before running for Parliament. He married Carol Howman in 1969 and they have one son and one daughter.^[1]^[2]

Gear was elected for the Australian Labor Party as the member for the seat of Tangney at the 1983 election for the Australian House of Representatives, defeating incumbent Liberal Peter Shack. However, after a redistribution erased his majority and made Tangney a notional Liberal seat, Gear shifted to the nearby seat of Canning for the 1984 election and won. He was Government Whip from May 1990 to March 1993, and was appointed Assistant Treasurer in the second Keating ministry in March 1993. He lost his seat at the March 1996 election.

Notes

↑ "Biography for Gear, the Hon. George". ParlInfo Web. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
↑ Who's who in Australia. North Melbourne: Crown Content. 2008. p. 2303. ISBN 1-74095-160-3.

Political offices
New title	Assistant Treasurer 1993 – 1996	Succeeded by James Short
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Peter Shack	Member for Tangney 1983 – 1984	Succeeded by Peter Shack
Preceded by Wendy Fatin	Member for Canning 1984 – 1996	Succeeded by Ricky Johnston

Authority control	VIAF: 94767849

Persondata
Name	Gear, George
Alternative names
Short description	Australian politician
Date of birth	8 March 1947
Place of birth	Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Date of death	Living person
Place of death

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