Digby Glen Crozier (born 16 May 1927) is a former Australian politician. He was born in

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to medical practitioner John Edwin Digby Crozier and Nancy Legoe, who were from

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; Nancy's father was Glen Legoe (1864–1951) of

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; Capt. John Legoe (c. 1824–1895) was a grandfather. He attended

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and then

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, where he received a

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. From 1945 to 1946 he served in the

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, and afterwards became a grazier near Casterton. On 20 April 1957 he married Mary Jill Salter; they had four children. He was a councillor at Glenelg from 1965 to 1973, serving as president from 1967 to 1968. In 1973 he was elected to the

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as a

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member for

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. He was appointed Minister for State Development, Decentralisation and Tourism in 1976, moving to Local Government in 1979 and to Minerals and Energy in 1981. He was also deputy Liberal leader in the upper house from 1978 to 1979. Following the defeat of the government in 1982 he was the spokesman on minerals and energy, and in 1985 he transferred to the Legislative Assembly, winning the seat of

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. He was Shadow Minister for Police and Emergency Services from 1985 to 1988, when he retired from politics. His daughter,

Georgie Crozier Georgina Mary Crozier (born 16 November 1963) is an Australian politician. She has been a Liberal Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council since 2010, representing Southern Metropolitan Region. She currently serves as the Deputy Leader ...

, has been a Liberal member of the Victorian Legislative Council since 2010, and Parliamentary Secretary for Health since 2013.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Crozier, Digby 1927 births Living people Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Council Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly People educated at Geelong Grammar School Royal Australian Navy personnel of World War II