- Julian Doyle
Julian John Doyle was an
Australian lawyer ,politician andcivil servant . He served as a member of theVictorian Legislative Assembly for the seat of Gisborne from 1967-1971. He was born in 1935 inMelbourne and died in 2007 inMelbourne . He was the son of Victor and Phyllis Doyle.Education
Doyle went to school at
Xavier College inMelbourne . He graduated in law at theUniversity of Melbourne .Politics
Doyle joined the
Liberal Party of Australia in 1958, and became president of the South Yarra Branch. He was a Councillor for theCity of Prahran from 1965-1967 and he was a Member of theVictorian Legislative Assembly for the seat of Gisborne from 1967-1971.Tom Reynolds, one of his political successors in the seat of Gisborne, described the challenge to follow in the footsteps of Doyle an “illustrious man” with the “obvious talents” of “height, good looks, a law degree, being able to sing or to play the bass fiddle”. [ [http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/re-member/bioregspeechtxt.cfm?mid=1398&recno=220 re-member - Parliament of Victoria ] ] Upon the news of Doyle's death in 2007, Parliament stood in silence as a sign as a mark of respect. [ [http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/downloadhansard/pdf/Assembly/Jul-Dec%202007/Assembly%20Extract%209%20October%202007%20from%20Book%2014.pdf Assembly Weekly Book 14 Jul 2007-Dec 2007 ] ]
Legal career
Doyle started his legal career with
Arthur Robinson & Co ,Melbourne , 1958-1962m predecessor toAllens Arthur Robinson ; he was a sole practitioner inToorak 1965-1971; he then became a partner withEllison, Hewison & Whitehead , solicitors Melbourne 1976-1977 a predecessor toMinter Ellison ; later he was a partner ofGoulden's Solicitors London predecessor to Jones Day Goulden [http://www.jonesday.com/] based inBrussels 1988-96.Civil Service
Doyle served in a variety of Government positions in Australia and overseas. He was trade Commissioner, London, 1972-1973; Commercial Counsellor for Australian mission to the
EEC ,Brussels , 1973-1975; Senior Trade Commissioner,Nairobi , 1975-1976; Australian DelegateUnited Nations Commission for Trade and Development 1976; Chairman Victorian Immigration Advisory Council 1977-1978; Secretary-GeneralICOSI ,Brussels , 1979-1980; Director Victorian Promotion Committee 1980-1981; General manager Victorian Economic Development Corporation 1981-1983; DelegateOECD Technology Conference, Paris 1983; Legal Adviser to Minister of Justice,General Counsel to Central Bank ofEritrea 1998-99.Family
Doyle married twice and had five children. Doyle married Ann Clementson in 1964 and
Kate Baillieu in 1983.Notes
References
* [http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/re-member/bioregfull.cfm?mid=1028| Julian Doyle Parliamentary Biography]
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