Person number |
CP 483 |
Name |
Hon Alan Gordon GRIFFITHS |
Date range |
04 Sep 1952 - |
Series recorded by this person |
Series |
Person note |
Career within the Commonwealth Alan Gordon Griffiths was born in Melbourne on the 4 September 1952. He holds a Bachelor of Economics and a Bachelor of Laws from Monash University. In 1983 Griffiths was elected to the House of Representatives for Maribyrnong, Victoria, representing the Australian Labour Party. Griffiths was re-elected to the House of Representatives for Maribyrnong, Victoria, in 1984, 1987, 1990 and 1993. Prior to his parliamentary career, he worked as a lawyer, trade union official, political adviser, scaffolder/rigger and taxi driver. During the Hawke Government, Griffiths was a member of a number of House of Representative Standing Committees, including those for Privileges, Legal and Constitutional Affairs, and Industry, Science and Technology. In addition, he was also a member of the Joint Statutory Committee for the National Crime Authority. His first ministerial portfolio was Resources, later becoming Minister for Tourism and the Minister for Industry, Technology and Regional Development. Griffiths did not contest the 1996 election. Sources Parliament of Australia website http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:handbook%2Fallmps%2F0H4 |
Agencies associated with person |
05 Mar 1983 - 29 Jan 1996 CA 692, Department of the House of Representatives - Member for Maribyrnong (Victoria) 11 May 1983 - 26 Oct 1984 CA 724, House of Representatives Standing Committee on Privileges - Member 12 May 1983 - 26 Oct 1984 CA 5566, Joint Select Committee on Electoral Reform - Member 08 Oct 1987 - 19 Feb 1990 CA 6943, House of Representatives Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs - Chairman 03 Apr 1990 - 29 Jan 1996 CA 2, Federal Executive Council - Member 04 Apr 1990 - 24 Mar 1993 CA 3799, Australian Forestry Council - Chairman 04 Apr 1990 - 24 Mar 1993 CA 5990, Department of Primary Industries and Energy, Central Office - Minister for Resources 27 Dec 1991 - 24 Mar 1993 CA 7432, Department of Tourism, Central Office - Minister 24 Mar 1993 - 23 Jan 1994 CA 7659, Department of Industry, Technology and Regional Development, Central Office - Minister
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Date registered |
27 Apr 1990 |
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