Clyde Holding

Allan Clyde Holding (27 April 1931  31 July 2011) was an Australian politician who served as Leader of the Opposition in Victoria for ten years, and went on to become a federal minister in the Hawke government.

The Honourable
Clyde Holding
Leader of the Opposition of Victoria
Elections: 1970, 1973, 1976
In office
15 May 1967  29 June 1977
PremierSir Henry Bolte
Rupert Hamer
DeputyFrank Wilkes
Preceded byClive Stoneham
Succeeded byFrank Wilkes
Leader of the Labor Party in Victoria
In office
15 May 1967  29 June 1977
DeputyFrank Wilkes
Preceded byClive Stoneham
Succeeded byFrank Wilkes
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Richmond
In office
12 May 1962  3 November 1977
Preceded byBill Towers
Succeeded byTheo Sidiropoulos
Member of the Australian Parliament for Melbourne Ports
In office
10 December 1977  31 August 1998
Preceded byFrank Crean
Succeeded byMichael Danby
Personal details
Born(1931-04-27)27 April 1931
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died31 July 2011(2011-07-31) (aged 80)
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Political partyLabor
Spouse(s)Margaret Sheer (m. 1955; divorced)
Judith Crump (m. 1978)
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
OccupationLawyer
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