John Hughes Jobling (21 April 1937 – 7 April 2022) was an Australian politician. He was born in

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, the son of John Young Jobling and Elizabeth Marjorie Hughes. His marriage to Carole Linde Chadwick on 15 August 1960 produced two daughters and a son. He attended

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1950–1953,

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1954, and the

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1956–1960, after which he became a pharmacist. He was active in the local community, as a member of

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and

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from 1961 to 1964, and various other community organisations including the Returned Serviceman's League and the

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. He joined the

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in 1968, in which year he was elected to Muswellbrook Municipality Shire Council. He was Deputy Mayor from 1971 to 1974 and Mayor from 1974 until 1984. In 1977 he was awarded the

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. In 1984, Jobling was elected to the

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for the Liberal Party. As an MLC, he served as Government Whip from 1988 to 1995 and Opposition Whip following the Liberals' defeat in 1995 until his retirement in 2003. He was awarded the National Medal and Bar for service to State Emergency Services in 1988. In 2004 Jobling was awarded a

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, and in 2021 this was upgraded to an appointment as Member.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jobling, John 1937 births 2022 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of New South Wales Members of the Order of Australia People educated at Scots College (Sydney) University of Sydney alumni People educated at Sydney Boys High School 21st-century Australian politicians