Jim Ramsay

James Halford Ramsay (12 February 1930 – 22 August 2013)[2] was an Australian politician. He was a Liberal Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, representing the seat of Balwyn. He was also a minister in the cabinets of Dick Hamer and Lindsay Thompson.[3]

The Honourable
Jim Ramsay
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
for Balwyn
In office
19 May 1973[1] – 30 September 1988
Preceded byAlex Taylor
Succeeded byRobert Clark
Personal details
Born
James Halford Ramsay

(1930-02-12)12 February 1930
Camberwell, Victoria, Australia
Died22 August 2013(2013-08-22) (aged 83)
Political partyLiberal Party
Spouse
Dorothy Gaze
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(m. 1953)​
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
OccupationPrinter and publisher

Personal life

James Halford Ramsay was born in Camberwell, Melbourne, on 12 February 1930, the third of four children of Australian-born parents, Alan William Ramsay, printer and publisher, and Beatrice Agnes Ramsay (née Kent), physiotherapist. He was raised with his siblings Tom, Mary and Bill in the family home in Chaucer Crescent, Canterbury, and educated at East Camberwell Primary School before secondary education at Scotch College, Hawthorn.

After working with his father Alan at publisher Ramsay Ware, Jim was elected to the Victorian parliament as the MLA for Balwyn in 1973 where he served for 15 years.[2]

References
  1. Victoria Parliamentary Debates (Hansard).: Legislative Assembly, Volume 392, Victoria. Parliament. Legislative Assembly, Government Printer, South Africa, 1988, p.438
  2. Hon. James Halford "Jim" Ramsay, The Age, 25 August 2013.
  3. Ramsay, James Halford, Parliament of Victoria.
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