Bob Whan
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Bob Whan AM |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Eden-Monaro |
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In office 2 December 1972 – 13 December 1975 |
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| Preceded by | Allan Fraser |
| Succeeded by | Murray Sainsbury |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Robert Bruce Whan 5 January 1933 Wodonga, Victoria |
| Died | 4 October 2015 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Children | Steve Whan |
| Alma mater |
University of New South Wales University of Leeds |
| Occupation | Agricultural scientist |
Robert Bruce "Bob" Whan AM (5 January 1933 – 4 October 2015) was an Australian politician. He was the Australian Labor Party member for the House of Representatives seat of Eden-Monaro from 1972 until his defeat by Murray Sainsbury in the 1975 election.
His son, Steve Whan was the member for Monaro in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 2003 to 2011 and a member of the Legislative Council from 2011 to 2015.
Bob Whan died of cardiac arrest on 4 October 2015 at the age of 82.
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