Alan Pittard OBE |
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Member of the Australian Parliament for Ballaarat |
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In office 10 December 1949 – 28 April 1951 |
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Preceded by | Reg Pollard |
Succeeded by | Bob Joshua |
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Born |
Ballarat, Victoria |
15 November 1902
Died | 25 December 1992 | (aged 90)
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
Occupation | Shoe retailer |
Alan Crocker Pittard OBE (15 November 1902 – 25 December 1992) was an Australian politician. Born in Ballarat, Victoria to state politician Alfred Pittard, he attended Ballarat Grammar School before becoming a shoe retailer. He served on Ballarat City Council before serving in the military 1939-45. In 1949, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for Ballaarat. He was defeated by Labor's Bob Joshua in 1951, and returned to Ballarat as a businessman. He was later Commissioner of the Victorian Public Health Authority. Pittard died on Christmas Day 1992.