Parliamentary Career
In 1958 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council, where he served until 1971, when he transferred to the Legislative Assembly as MP for Kew. He was appointed to ministry of the long-serving Premier, Henry Bolte, in 1962, becoming Assistant Chief Secretary. He was Minister for Local Government 1964–1971 and Chief Secretary and Deputy Premier of Victoria 1971–1972. Although he was loyal to Bolte, he had a reputation for being much more liberal than his rough-edged conservative leader.
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