Neil Pope

Neil Pope
Member of the Victorian Parliament for Monbulk
In office April 1982 – 3 October 1992
Preceded by	Bill Borthwick
Succeeded by	Steve McArthur
Personal details
Born	3 March 1949 (1949-03-03) (age 62) Melbourne, Victoria
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Spouse(s)	Jennifer Mary Gebbie
Alma mater	Swinburne Technical College RMIT
Occupation	Local government officer Union Official

Neil Albert Pope (born 3 March 1949) is a former Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Monbulk in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1982 to 1992.^[1]

Career

Pope worked as a local government officer for the Fitzroy City Council and industrial officer for the Municipal Officers Association, before being elected president of the Mt Evelyn Environment Protection & Progress Association in 1978.

Pope was elected to the Victorian Electoral district of Monbulk at the 1982 State election, won by the Labor party and John Cain II. He was the Victorian Minister for Labour from 1988 to 1992 and Minister for School Education from January to October in 1992.^[1] Pope lost his seat in October 1992, when the Kennett Liberal Government was elected.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/re-member/bioregfull.cfm?mid=1375

External links

• Neil Pope at re-member

Parliament of Victoria
Preceded by Bill Borthwick	Member for Monbulk 1982–1992	Succeeded by Steve McArthur
Preceded by Barry Pullen	Minister for Education 1992	Succeeded by Don Hayward

Persondata
Name	Pope, Neil
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Date of birth	3rd March 1949
Place of birth	Melbourne
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