Vincent Patrick "Vin" Heffernan (24 December 1935 – 15 November 2002) was an Australian politician. He was born in Ivanhoe to William Francis Heffernan and Mary Ninoe, ''née'' Downing. He attended St Thomas Christian Brothers College in Clifton Hill before becoming a motor engineer, builder and property developer. From 1966 to 1984 he was a Heidelberg City Councillor (he was mayor from 1979 to 1980), and in 1983 he was awarded the

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for his work with youth. In 1985 he was elected to the

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as the

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member for Ivanhoe. He was assistant to the Opposition Leader on Youth Affairs from 1985 to 1988 and Shadow Minister for Small Business from 1991 to 1992 before becoming Minister for Small Business and Minister Responsible for Youth Affairs in 1992. He lost his seat in 1996. Heffernan died in

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in 2002. In 1983 he was awarded the

References

Legislative Council condolence motions for Heffernan: (23 February 2003), at pp.10-19.
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