Arthur Andrew McCutcheon (29 September 1931 – 16 December 2017) was an Australian politician who served as

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from 1987 to 1990.

Biography

McCutcheon was born in

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to Sir Osborn McCutcheon, an architect, and Molly Buley. He attended Wesley College and then

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, from which he received a

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. He worked as an architect, including as an associate of the

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, of which he was vice-president from 1973 to 1976. He was also involved in

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mission work, and was a minister in Collingwood from 1961 to 1969. A member of the Labor Party from 1961, from 1965 to 1982 he was a Collingwood City councillor, including a period as mayor from 1975 to 1976. In 1982 he was elected to the

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as the member for St Kilda. He was Minister for Water Resources and for Property and Services from 1985 to 1987 and

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from 1987 to 1990; he also held the portfolios of Local Government (1988–89), Ethnic Affairs (1989–90) and the Arts (1990). From 1990 to 1992 he was Minister for Planning and Urban Growth (later Planning and Housing). McCutcheon's seat was abolished in 1992 and he retired from politics. McCutcheon ran a wine business "Ten Minutes by Tractor" in

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; the property was planted with vines in 1993 and the first vintage was released in 2000. In his senior years, he visited

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communities across

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and

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and promoted

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through the Port Phillip Citizens for Reconciliation group. Andrew McCutcheon died on 16 December 2017, aged 86.

References

External links

Springvale Legal Service 15th Anniversary
1988 photograph of McCutcheon
''Uluru We look to You''
song written by Andrew McCutcheon and Anneliis Way {{DEFAULTSORT:McCutcheon, Andrew 1931 births 2017 deaths Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly Politicians from Melbourne University of Melbourne alumni Architects from Melbourne Victoria (Australia) local councillors Attorneys-General of Victoria People educated at Wesley College (Victoria)