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Sir Henry Edward Bolte GCMG (/ ˈ b ɒ l t i / BOL-tee; 20 May 1908 – 4 January 1990) was an Australian politician who served as the 38th premier of Victoria from 1955 to 1972. He held office as the leader of the Victorian division of the Liberal Party of Australia (LPA) and was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the division of Hampden from 1947 to 1972.
The Bolte Ministry was the 58th Ministry of the Government of Victoria, and was led by Liberal Premier Sir Henry Bolte.It succeeded the Cain ministry on 7 June 1955, following the defeat of the Labor government at the 1955 election held ten days earlier.
The longest-serving premier is Henry Bolte of the Liberal Party, who served for over 17 years. The shortest-serving premier is George Elmslie, first premier from the Labor Party, who served for 13 days. The current premier is Jacinta Allan of the Labor Party, who assumed the office on 27 September 2023 following the resignation of Daniel Andrews.
Sir Henry Bolte (1908–1990) GCMG: Liberal & Country / Liberal: MLA for Hampden (1947–1972) 7 June 1955 23 August 1972 17 years, 77 days 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 2. 33rd Sir Albert Dunstan (1882–1950) KCMG: Country: MLA for Korong and Eaglehawk (1927–1945) 2 April 1935 14 September 1943 8 years, 165 days: 10 years, 179 days 1937 ...
The 1955 Victorian state election was held in the Australian State of Victoria on Saturday, 28 May 1955 to elect 65 (of the 66) members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The incumbent Labor Party Government was defeated by the Liberal and Country Party (LCP) led by Henry Bolte with a swing of 14.6%. [1]
Elected Premier. Henry Bolte Liberal. The 1970 Victorian state election, held on Saturday, 30 May 1970, was for the 45th Parliament of Victoria.
Sir Henry Bolte: Clive Stoneham: George Moss: Party Liberal: Labor: Country: Leader since 3 June 1953 7 October 1958: 8 July 1964 Leader's seat Hampden: Midlands: Murray Valley: Last election 38 seats 18 seats 10 seats Seats won 44 seats: 16 seats 12 seats Seat change 6 2 2 Popular vote 589,985 596,520: 136,126 Percentage 37.49% 37.90%: 8.65% ...
Henry Bolte: Premier of Victoria from 1955 to 1972, notable for his conservative populist style and for his role in the last judicial execution (the hanging of Ronald Ryan in 1967) in Australia. Jeff Kennett: Premier from 1992 to 1999.