Geoffrey Donald Chisholm (8 September 1929 – 13 January 2006) was an Australian politician. He was born in

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. In 1964, he was elected to the

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as a

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member for Braddon. He was Chair of Committees from 1972 to 1974 and a minister from 1974 until his retirement in 1979. He was appointed a

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in 1992. His son-in-law, Michael Polley, is also a state Labor politician. Chisholm died in his sleep, aged 76, at his home in Devonport on 13 January 2006.

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1929 births 2006 deaths Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly Members of the Order of Australia Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Tasmania 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Labor-politician-stub