Colin Lewis Rattray (28 December 1931 – 19 February 2009) was an Australian politician. He was an

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member of the

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from 1992 to 2004, representing first South Esk and then Apsley. Rattray was born in Scottsdale, and was elected Mayor of Ringarooma in 1981. In 1992 he was elected to the Legislative Council for South Esk, which he held until that seat was replaced by Apsley in 1999. He remained member for Apsley until 2004, when he retired; he was succeeded by his daughter,

Tania Rattray Tania Verene Rattray (born 28 March 1958) is an independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council (upper house) in the division of McIntyre. Rattray was educated at Winnaleah Winnaleah is a rural / residential locality in the local g ...

. Rattray died in February 2009, aged 77.Former northern MLC dies
''ABC News'', 20 February 2009.

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