Sir Geoffrey James Foot (20 July 1915 – 4 May 2009) was a Tasmanian politician. He was born in Launceston, and served as a member of the

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for the seat of

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from 1961 to 1972. He was knighted in 1984. Foot was a notable Christian, serving as President of the Conference of Churches of Christ in Victoria and Tasmania in 1980. He was also National Treasurer of the Bible Society of Australia for many years.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Foot, Geoffrey 1915 births 2009 deaths Independent members of the Parliament of Tasmania Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council Politicians from Launceston, Tasmania Australian Knights Bachelor Australian members of the Churches of Christ Australian Christian religious leaders 20th-century Australian politicians