Victor Garland
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The Honourable Sir Victor Garland KBE |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Curtin |
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In office 19 April 1969 – 22 January 1981 |
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| Preceded by | Paul Hasluck |
| Succeeded by | Allan Rocher |
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5 May 1934 Perth, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Alma mater | University of Western Australia |
| Occupation | Chartered Accountant |
Sir (Ransley) Victor Garland KBE (born 5 May 1934), usually known as Vic Garland, is an Australian former politician, Australian High Commissioner in the United Kingdom and director of many UK and US public companies. A Liberal Party member of the Australian House of Representatives, he represented the Division of Curtin in Western Australia from April 1969 to January 1981. He was subsequently a high-ranking diplomat.
Born in Western Australia and raised in Perth, Garland was educated at Hale School and the University of Western Australia, from which he received a Bachelor of Arts majoring in economics. He became a chartered accountant like his father, and became involved in community affairs and served on the Town of Claremont council. He eventually became Vice President of the Western Australia branch of the Liberal Party.
When Sir Paul Hasluck resigned from Parliament in 1969 to become Governor-General of Australia, Garland succeeded him as the member for Curtin, a comfortably safe Liberal seat in Perth's wealthy beachside suburbs. He held a number of ministerial roles during the William McMahon government, starting as Minister for Supply (1971–1972) and Minister Assisting the Treasurer under McMahon until the Coalition's defeat by Gough Whitlam's Australian Labor Party in 1972. He was Parliamentary Advisor to the Australian Mission to the United Nations General Assembly, New York, 1973. He served as Chief Opposition Whip from June 1974 to March 1975.
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