Ronald Glen Davies (5 August 1943 – 4 April 2003) was an Australian politician. He was born in Franklin,

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, the son of federal MP Ron Davies. In 1972 he was elected to the

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as a

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member for Braddon. He was Speaker from 1977 to 1979 and from 1980 to 1982. He retired from politics in 1986, and died in

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in 2003.

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1943 births 2003 deaths Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly Speakers of the Tasmanian House of Assembly Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Tasmania 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Labor-politician-stub