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John Mountford (Australian politician)

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Preceded by
  
Vince Martin

Role
  
Australian politician

Political party
  
Labor

Party
  
Australian Labor Party

Occupation
  
Public servant

Succeeded by
  
Daryl Melham

Name
  
John Mountford


Born
  
21 November 1933 (age 90) Sydney, New South Wales (
1933-11-21
)

John Graham Mountford (born 21 November 1933) is an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he was a public servant and manager before becoming Mayor of Canterbury Municipal Council in 1977. In 1980 he defeated sitting member Vince Martin for Labor preselection for the seat of Banks in the Australian House of Representatives, which he won, holding the seat until his retirement in 1990.

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John Mountford (Australian politician) Wikipedia