Richard Cleaver | |
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Member of the Australian Parliament for Swan | |
In office 10 December 1955 – 25 October 1969 | |
Preceded by | Harry Webb |
Succeeded by | Adrian Bennett |
Personal details | |
Born | Perth, Western Australia | 16 August 1917
Died | 25 October 2006 Murdoch, Western Australia | (aged 89)
Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
Occupation | Management consultant |
Richard Cleaver AM, CBE (16 August 1917 – 25 October 2006) was an Australian politician. Born in Perth, Western Australia, he was educated at Perth Modern School before becoming a chartered secretary and accountant, and then a management consultant. He served in the military 1941–1946.
In 1955, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for Swan, and held the seat until his defeat in 1969.[1] Cleaver died in 2006, at St John of God Hospital Hospice in Murdoch, Western Australia.[2]