Eric Poole (Australian politician)

The Honourable
Eric Poole
Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
for Araluen
In office
19 April 1986 – 17 August 2001
Preceded byJim Robertson
Succeeded byJodeen Carney
Personal details
Born
Eric Houguet Poole

(1942-08-10)10 August 1942
Died18 August 2021(2021-08-18) (aged 79)
Bali, Indonesia
NationalityAustralian
Political partyCountry Liberal Party
Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Years Term Electoral division Party
1986–1987 4th Araluen Country Liberal
1987–1990 5th Araluen Country Liberal
1990–1994 6th Araluen Country Liberal
1994–1997 7th Araluen Country Liberal
1997–2001 8th Araluen Country Liberal

Eric Houguet Poole (10 August 1942 – 18 August 2021) was an Australian politician. He was the Country Liberal Party member for Araluen in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1986 to 2001.[1] In 1989, his Ministerial portfolio included racing, gaming and tourism.[2] In 1995, he was chairman of a parliamentary committee considering euthanasia.[3] Prior to his election, he acted as Chairman of the Northern Territory Tourism Commission.[4] Poole appears briefly in Cathy Henkel's documentary film Walking Through a Minefield (1999) regarding his involvement in the development of the Jabiluka uranium mine.[5]

Poole died on 18 August 2021 in Bali.[6]

  1. ^ Green, Antony (2005). "Araluen". 2005 Northern Territory Election. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Hatton in Cabinet". The Canberra Times. 5 September 1989. Retrieved 30 April 2016 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "Euthanasia fears in NT". The Canberra Times. 17 May 1995. Retrieved 30 April 2016 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "Tourism second as income earner". The Canberra Times. 24 June 1985. Retrieved 30 April 2016 – via Trove.
  5. ^ Henkel, Cathy (1 January 2000), Walking Through a Minefield, retrieved 30 April 2016
  6. ^ "Former NT tourism minister Eric Poole passes away in Bali". The NT News. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.