Alan Frederick Sherlock OBE, OAM (7 June 1938 – 11 December 2016) was an Australian politician. A former

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Commissioner, Sherlock was elected to the

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in 1986 as the

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member for Ashgrove serving one term before his defeat in 1989. He subsequently contested the federal seat of

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unsuccessfully in 1993.COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993
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. Retrieved 4 February 2015. In January 2014, Sherlock was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division for service to the Scouting movement and to the community. He died on 11 December 2016 at the age of 78.

Community

Alan Sherlock was appointed Board Director of the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award,

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(1998-2004) and Acting Chair and Chair (2004-2005).

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