Robert Max Gillett (23 July 1927 – 24 October 2011) was an Australian politician. He was born in

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, the son of farmer R. A. Gillett. He attended

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and became a small business owner. In 1956 he became a farmer, and on 18 February 1956 he married Elizabeth Margot Simmons, with whom he had four children. In 1958 he was elected to the

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as the

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member for

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. He served until his defeat in 1964. Gillett returned to farming after politics and died in Geelong in 2011.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gillett, Robert 1927 births 2011 deaths Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly