John Maxwell Beattie (4 October 1932 – 12 May 2020) was an Australian politician. He was born in

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, but later moved to

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. At the 1972 state election, he was elected to the

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as a

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member for

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. He was Chair of Committees from 1982 to 1989 but did not hold ministerial office. Beattie retired in 1989.

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1932 births 2020 deaths Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Tasmania Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly {{Australia-Liberal-politician-stub