Geoffrey Bruce "Geoff" Squibb (born 27 October 1946) is a former
Australian politician. He was an
Independent
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member of the
Tasmanian Legislative Council
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from 1990 to 2003, representing
Mersey
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.
Squibb was born in
Devonport, and was its Mayor from 1985–99. In 1990 he was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Mersey, holding the seat until his defeat by
Norma Jamieson
Norma Mary Jamieson (born 23 May 1941, in Ulverstone) is an Australian politician. She was an independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council (upper house) in the electoral division of Mersey
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, another Independent, in 2003.
References
Independent members of the Parliament of Tasmania
1946 births
Living people
Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
21st-century Australian politicians
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