John Mildren

John Barry Mildren OAM (born 20 October 1932) was an Australian politician. Born in Colac, Victoria, he attended the University of Melbourne and then Texas A&M University. He became a teacher, later rising to senior lecturer and head of department at Ballarat College of Advanced Education. In 1980, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for Ballarat, defeating Liberal MP Jim Short. He held the seat until his own defeat in 1990 by Michael Ronaldson.[1]

John Mildren
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Ballarat
In office
18 October 1980 – 24 March 1990
Preceded byJim Short
Succeeded byMichael Ronaldson
Personal details
Born (1932-10-20) 20 October 1932
Colac, Victoria
NationalityAustralian
Political partyAustralian Labor Party
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
Texas A&M University
OccupationTeacher, lecturer

Mildren was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2018 Australia Day Honours, "For service to the Parliament of Australia, and the community of Ballarat."[2]

References
  1. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 20 July 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2008.
  2. "MILDREN, John Barry". Australian Honours Search Facility, Dept of Prime Minister & Cabinet. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by
Jim Short		 Member for Ballarat
1980–1990		 Succeeded by
Michael Ronaldson


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