Jean Melzer
Jean Isabel Melzer OAM (née McLeod); 7 February 1926 – 18 June 2013) was an Australian politician and activist. She was a Senator for Victoria from 1974 to 1981, representing the Australian Labor Party (ALP). A long-time supporter of the anti-war and anti-nuclear movements, she left the party in 1984 over its failure to ban uranium mining and stood unsuccessfully for the Nuclear Disarmament Party at the 1984 federal election.
Jean Melzer OAM | |
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Melzer in 1974 | |
| Senator for Victoria | |
| In office 18 May 1974 – 30 June 1981 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jean Isabel McLeod 7 February 1926 Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 18 June 2013 (aged 87) Malvern, Victoria, Australia |
| Political party | Communist (to 1957) Labor (c. 1966–1984) NDP (1984–1985) |
| Spouse(s) |
William Griffiths
(m. 1946; div. 1961)Wilton Melzer
(m. 1961; div. 1974) |
| Occupation | Clerk |
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