Ian Howard Black (31 August 1943 – 13 July 2020) was an Australian politician. Black was an

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member of the

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from 1970 to 1974. The Advisory Council was replaced with a Legislative Assembly in 1975, and Black was a member for

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from 1975 to 1979. Black was also an Independent candidate for the

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in the 1975 Federal Election for the Australian Capital Territory. He was an Independent candidate for the electorate of Molonglo in the

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for the

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, which replaced the House of Assembly, which, in turn, had replaced the earlier Legislative Assembly of which Black had been a member. Prior to being a politician, Black was a police officer with the

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, and then the

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. He subsequently ran a supermarket, a restaurant, and two wineries. Black died in Victoria in 2020, aged 76, and was survived by his partner Clare Leeuwin-Clark, and five children.

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1943 births 2020 deaths Independent politicians in Australia Members of the Australian Capital Territory House of Assembly {{Australia-Independent-politician-stub