Daryl McClure
Encyclopedia
Daryl Hedley Robert McClure (born 15 February 1947) is a former Australian politician.
McClure was born in Bendigo
to machinery fitter Ernest John McClure and Jean Hastings. He attended White Hills State School, Bendigo Junior Technical College and Bendigo High School, becoming a television announcer in 1964. On 22 December 1967 he married Carole Anne Rowe, with whom he had two children; they were later divorced. He was secretary of the Bendigo and District Tourist Association from 1967 to 1971 and a Bendigo City Councillor
from 1969 to 1970. In 1973 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly
as the Liberal
member for Bendigo, serving until his defeat in 1982. After his defeat he became president of the Bendigo branch of the Liberal Party, and returned to the local council in 1996, serving as mayor from 1999 to 2000.
McClure was born in Bendigo
Bendigo, Victoria
Bendigo is a major regional city in the state of Victoria, Australia, located very close to the geographical centre of the state and approximately north west of the state capital Melbourne. It is the second largest inland city and fourth most populous city in the state. The estimated urban...
to machinery fitter Ernest John McClure and Jean Hastings. He attended White Hills State School, Bendigo Junior Technical College and Bendigo High School, becoming a television announcer in 1964. On 22 December 1967 he married Carole Anne Rowe, with whom he had two children; they were later divorced. He was secretary of the Bendigo and District Tourist Association from 1967 to 1971 and a Bendigo City Councillor
City of Bendigo
The City of Bendigo was a Local Government Area which covered the central area and inner western suburbs of the regional city of Bendigo, Victoria, Australia...
from 1969 to 1970. In 1973 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Victorian Legislative Assembly
The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia. Together with the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house, it sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Melbourne.-History:...
as the Liberal
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
member for Bendigo, serving until his defeat in 1982. After his defeat he became president of the Bendigo branch of the Liberal Party, and returned to the local council in 1996, serving as mayor from 1999 to 2000.