Laurie Short, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Laurie Short

Australian trade unionist

Date of Birth: 15-Dec-1915

Date of Death: 24-Mar-2009

Profession: union organizer, trade unionist

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Laurence Elwyn "Laurie" Short (15 December 1915 – 24 March 2009) was an Australian trade union leader and leading figure in the Australian Labor Party (ALP).
Short was the national secretary of the Federated Ironworkers' Association (FIA), now part of the Australian Workers' Union, from 1951 to 1982.