James Halford Ramsay (12 February 1930 – 22 August 2013)Hon. James Halford "Jim" Ramsay
''The Age'', 25 August 2013. was an Australian politician. He was a

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member of the

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, representing the seat of

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. He was also a minister in the cabinets of

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and

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.Ramsay, James Halford
Parliament of Victoria.

Personal life

James Halford Ramsay was born in Camberwell, Melbourne, on 12 February 1930, the third of four children of Australian-born parents, Alan William Ramsay, printer and publisher, and Beatrice Agnes Ramsay (née Kent), physiotherapist. He was raised with his siblings Tom, Mary and Bill in the family home in Chaucer Crescent, Canterbury, and educated at East Camberwell Primary School before secondary education at Scotch College, Hawthorn. After working with his father Alan at publisher Ramsay Ware, Jim was elected to the Victorian parliament as the MLA for Balwyn in 1973 where he served for 15 years.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ramsay, Jim 1930 births 2013 deaths Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria Politicians from Melbourne Delegates to the Australian Constitutional Convention 1998 20th-century Australian politicians University of Melbourne alumni People educated at Scotch College, Melbourne People from Canterbury, Victoria Ministers for Consumer Affairs (Victoria) Ministers for Labour (Victoria)