Ivan Swinburne, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Ivan Swinburne

Date of Birth: 06-Mar-1908

Date of Death: 12-Aug-1994

Profession: politician

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Ivan Swinburne

  • Ivan Archie Swinburne (6 March 1908 – 12 August 1994) was an Australian politician. He was born in Wangaratta to dairy farmers George Arthur and Hilda Maud Swinburne.
  • He attended local public schools and became a dairy farmer in 1930.
  • From 1940 to 1947 he was a member of Bright Shire Council, serving as president from 1943 to 1944.
  • On 7 January 1950 he married Isabella Mary Moore; in 1951 they had a daughter, Janice.
  • He was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council in 1946 as a Country Party member for North Eastern.
  • He was deputy leader of the Country Party in the upper house from 1954 to 1969 and leader from 1969 to 1976; he also served as Minister of Housing and Materials from 1950 to 1952.
  • He was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1973, and retired from politics in 1976.
  • Swinburne died in 1994.

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