Ted Grace

Edward Laurence Grace (13 March 1931 – 22 August 2020)[1] was an Australian politician. He represented the Australian Labor Party (ALP) in the House of Representatives from 1984 to 1998, holding the New South Wales seat of Fowler.

Ted Grace
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Fowler
In office
1 December 1984 – 31 August 1998
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byJulia Irwin
Personal details
Born(1931-03-13)13 March 1931
Swansea, Wales, UK
Died22 August 2020(2020-08-22) (aged 89)
NationalityAustralian
Political partyAustralian Labor Party
OccupationAir-conditioning consultant

Early life

Grace was born on 13 March 1931 in Swansea, Wales. He served in the British Merchant Navy before moving to Australia, where he became a self-employed air-conditioning consultant in Sydney. He served on the Fairfield City Council from 1977 to 1985 and was also a board member of the Prospect County Council electricity utility, including as chair from 1981 to 1984.[2]

Politics

Grace was elected to parliament at the 1984 federal election, and subsequently re-elected on four occasions.[2] He retired at the 1998 election and was succeeded by his former staffer Julia Irwin.[3]

Grace served as an ALP whip from 1990 to 1998. He also served on various standing committees, including as chair of the members' interests committee from 1993 to 1996.[2] He was president of the Australian-Croatian Parliamentary Friendship Group.[4] In 1992, he and Brian Courtice were the only two members of an ALP caucus committee to oppose allowing gay people to serve in the Australian Defence Force.[5]

References
  1. "GRACE, Mr Edward Laurence (Ted)". Hansard. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  2. "Biography for GRACE, Edward Laurence". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  3. "Irwin, Julia Claire (1951 - )". The Australian Women's Register. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  4. "Chamber music and pictures to commemorate Croatia". The Canberra Times. 6 June 1994.
  5. "Cabinet to lift services' ban on gays 'within weeks'". The Canberra Times. 19 September 1992.
Parliament of Australia
New seat Member for Fowler
1984–1998		 Succeeded by
Julia Irwin
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