Frank Wilkes

Frank Wilkes
Leader of the Opposition of Victoria
Elections: 1979
In office
29 June 1977 – 9 September 1981
PremierRupert Hamer
Lindsay Thompson
DeputyRobert Fordham
Preceded byClyde Holding
Succeeded byJohn Cain Jr.
Leader of the Labor Party in Victoria
In office
29 June 1977 – 9 September 1981
DeputyRobert Fordham
Preceded byClyde Holding
Succeeded byJohn Cain Jr.
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Northcote
In office
21 September 1957 – 30 September 1988
Preceded byJohn Cain Sr.
Succeeded byTony Sheehan
Personal details
Born
Frank Noel Wilkes

(1922-06-16)16 June 1922
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died20 August 2015(2015-08-20) (aged 93)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Political partyLabor Party
SpouseWilma Richards
ChildrenSuzanne Jennifer Wilkes Helen Buckingham
Alma materRMIT University
ProfessionFurniture manufacturer
Military service
AllegianceAustralia
Branch/serviceAustralian Army
Years of service1943–1945
RankSignalman

Frank Noel Wilkes AM (16 June 1922 – 20 August 2015) was an Australian politician who served as the Leader of the Labor Opposition in Victoria from 1977 to 1981.