Harold Hird

Harold Hird
Member of the ACT Legislative Assembly
In office
18 February 1995 – 20 October 2001
Succeeded byVicki Dunne
ConstituencyGinninderra
Member of the ACT House of Assembly
In office
June 1975 – 1986
ConstituencyFraser
Personal details
Born (1942-02-24) 24 February 1942 (age 82)
NationalityAustralian
Political partyIndependent (until 1986, 1989–1992, since 2005)
Other political
affiliations		Liberal Party (1986–1989, 1995–2004)
Better Management Team (1992)
Harold Hird Independents (2004–2005)

Harold James Hird (born 24 February 1942) is an Australian former politician who was a member of the unicameral Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of Ginninderra for the Liberal Party from 1995 to 2001.[1] Hird also served in the elected ACT House of Assembly (a predecessor to the ACT Legislative Assembly), representing the electoral district of Fraser, from 1975 until 1986 as an Independent.[2] He was the Speaker from 1982 to 1986.[3]

  1. ^ "Members of the ACT Legislative Assembly" (PDF). ACT Legislative Assembly. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Reinstated to position". The Canberra Times. Vol. 50, no. 14, 291. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 3 February 1976. p. 7. Retrieved 21 April 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Hird wins vote for Speaker's chair". The Canberra Times. Vol. 56, no. 17, 125. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 17 August 1982. p. 3. Retrieved 21 April 2021 – via National Library of Australia.