Geoffrey Philip Hayes (19 January 1933 – 9 September 1994) was an Australian politician. He was born in

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to advertising agent George Hayes and Elsie Irene, and attended school at Murrumbeena and

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. He studied at

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part-time and became an advertising agent. On 1 September 1956 he married Margaret Lane, with whom he had three sons. In 1967 he was elected to the

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for

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, transferring to

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in 1976. From 1976 to 1978 he was Minister of Planning and of Housing. He retired in 1982 and subsequently worked as a marketing consultant. Hayes died in 1994.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hayes, Geoff 1933 births 1994 deaths Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly 20th-century Australian politicians Ministers for planning (Victoria)