Clive Bubb (6 November 1936 – 11 October 2004) was an Australian politician. Born in

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to textile worker Albert Bubb and Alice Richards, he attended public schools in Geelong before studying at the Gordon Institute of Technology, from which he received a Diploma of Commerce. On 28 February 1958 he married Monica Laker, with whom he had four children. An industrial relations manager, he worked for various companies in the Geelong area, and joined the local

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in 1973. In 1979 he was elected to the

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to represent

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; he was the Opposition spokesman for industrial relations from 1982. In 1985 he resigned from the Council to contest the Legislative Assembly seat of Ballarat South, but he was defeated.

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1936 births 2004 deaths Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Council Politicians from Geelong 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Liberal-politician-stub