Sir Harold William Young KCMG (30 June 1923 – 21 November 2006) was an Australian Liberal Party politician who represented South Australia in the

Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

from 1968 to 1983, acting as

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from 1981 to 1983.

Early life

Harold Young was born in

Port Broughton Port Broughton is a small South Australian town located at the northern extent of the Yorke Peninsula on the east coast of Spencer Gulf. It is situated about 170 km north-west of Adelaide, and 56 km south of Port Pirie. At the , the t ...

, South Australia on 30 June 1923 and educated at Prince Alfred College in Adelaide. Prior to entering Parliament, he was a wheat farmer and grazier and was involved with various industry bodies, including acting as vice-president of the South Australian division of the Farmers and Graziers Association.

Politics

Young was elected to represent South Australia in the 1967 Senate election, his term as Senator commencing on 1 July 1968, and re-elected in

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and

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. From 18 August 1981 Young served as

. He lost his own seat in the 1983 double dissolution election, the first sitting Australian Senate President to do so.

Personal life

He was appointed a Knight Commander of the

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(KCMG) in the New Year's Day Honours of 1983, "for services to the Parliament of Australia". Sir Harold died on 21 November 2006 and his funeral was held in Norwood on 27 November. He was survived by his wife Lady (Margaret) Young and their four children, Sue, Scott, Andrea and Rob.

References

External links

Senate Hansard, 27 November 2006, pp. 43–47, 129–130, Condolence Motion on the death of Sir Harold Young
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