Richard Cleaver (16 August 1917 – 25 October 2006) was an Australian politician. Born in

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, he was educated at

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before becoming a chartered secretary and accountant, and then a management consultant. He served in the military 1941–1946. In 1955, he was elected to the

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as the

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member for

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, and held the seat until his defeat in 1969. Cleaver died in 2006, at St John of God Hospital Hospice in

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