Clyde Holding

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

Allan Clyde Holding (27 April 1931 – 31 July 2011)[1] 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.

  1. ^ Franklin, Matthew (2 August 2011). "Clyde Holding, 'leader of integrity', dies at 80". The Australian. Retrieved 2 August 2011.