Clive Philip Stoneham,

OBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...

(12 April 1909 – 3 July 1992) was an Australian politician. He was an ALP member of the

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for over 27 years from November 1942 to April 1970, representing the electorates of Maryborough and Daylesford (1942–1945) and

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(1945–1970). From 1958 to 1967 he was

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; he lost the elections of 1961, 1964 and 1967 to the incumbent Liberal Premier Sir

Henry Bolte Sir Henry Edward Bolte ( ; 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 ...

Family

Stoneham married Maisie Chesterfield in 1930. His mother was the pioneer New Zealand unionist Ada Florence Whitehorn, and his father John Stoneham, a piano tuner.

References

, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Stoneham, Clive 1909 births 1992 deaths Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly Vice-presidents of the Board of Land and Works Australian Officers of the Order of the British Empire Leaders of the opposition in Victoria (state) Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria Australian people of New Zealand descent 20th-century Australian politicians Ministers for agriculture (Victoria) Ministers for water (Victoria) Ministers for transport infrastructure (Victoria)