Thomas Carter Reynolds (19 December 1936 – 26 March 2022) was an Australian politician. He was born in

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to farmer Jack Carter Reynolds and Edna Elizabeth, ''née'' McCabe, the latter a relative of state MP James McCabe. He was educated at Bolinda State School,

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High School and the

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. He was a farmer from 1953 to 1957, when he became a trainee executive with G. J. Coles. In 1959 he became a shearer and in 1967 a hardware merchant at

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. On 5 August 1961 he married Helen Agnes Birrell; they had two sons. In 1979 he was elected to the

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as the

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member for Gisborne. He was promoted to the front bench in 1982 as Shadow Minister for Sport, Recreation and Racing; he stepped down in 1988 but returned to the position in 1991, moving to the ministerial office in 1992. In 1996 he became Minister for Rural Development in addition to his sport responsibilities. He retired from politics at the 1999 state election. Reynolds died on 26 March 2022, at the age of 85.

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1936 births 2022 deaths Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly People from Moe, Victoria {{Australia-Liberal-politician-stub