Digby Crozier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Digby Crozier

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 16-May-1927

Place of Birth: London

Profession: politician

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Digby Crozier

  • Digby Glen Crozier (born 16 May 1927) is a former Australian politician. He was born in London to medical practitioner John Edwin Digby Crozier and Nancy Legoe, who were from Adelaide; Nancy's father was Glen Legoe (1864–1951) of George Wilcox & Co; Capt.
  • John Legoe (c.
  • 1824–1895) was a grandfather.
  • He attended Geelong Grammar School and then Caius College, Cambridge, where he received a Master of Arts.
  • From 1945 to 1946 he served in the Royal Australian Navy, and afterwards became a grazier near Casterton.
  • On 20 April 1957 he married Mary Jill Salter; they had four children.
  • He was a councillor at Glenelg from 1965 to 1973, serving as president from 1967 to 1968.
  • In 1973 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council as a Liberal member for Western.
  • He was appointed Minister for State Development, Decentralisation and Tourism in 1976, moving to Local Government in 1979 and to Minerals and Energy in 1981.
  • He was also deputy Liberal leader in the upper house from 1978 to 1979.
  • Following the defeat of the government in 1982 he was the spokesman on minerals and energy, and in 1985 he transferred to the Legislative Assembly, winning the seat of Portland.
  • He was Shadow Minister for Police and Emergency Services from 1985 to 1988, when he retired from politics.His daughter, Georgie Crozier, has been a Liberal member of the Victorian Legislative Council since 2010, and Parliamentary Secretary for Health since 2013.

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