Glyn Jenkins, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Glyn Jenkins

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 08-Apr-1927

Date of Death: 21-Aug-2014

Profession: politician

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Glyn Jenkins

  • Owen Glyndwr Jenkins (8 April 1927 – 21 August 2014) was an Australian politician. He was born in Mildura to soldier settler Frederick John Jenkins and Doris Lewis.
  • He was educated at Red Cliffs and then at Condamine and Toowoomba in Queensland qualifying as an accountant.
  • From 1945 to 1946 he was a sergeant in the Australian Imperial Force.
  • After the war he worked as a chartered accountant in Geelong.
  • From 1966 to 1971 he served on Geelong City Council.
  • In 1970 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council for South Western, serving until 1976 when he transferred to Geelong; he was a member of the Liberal Party and served as whip from 1973 to 1979, parliamentary secretary to cabinet from 1979 to 1981, and Minister of Water Supply from 1981 to 1982.
  • He lost his seat in 1982 and returned to chartered accountancy.
  • Jenkins died in 2014 at Geelong.

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