Valentine Max Jeffery (6 December 1934 – 18 July 2017) was an Australian politician. Jeffery was elected to the

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as a Liberal member for Brindabella on 28 July 2016, following a countback resulting from

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's resignation. He was the owner of the Tharwa general store, and had run as a Liberal candidate at the 2012 ACT election (and previously at the

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for The Community Alliance Party). At the age of 81, he is the oldest person to have sat in the Assembly, and did not re-contest his seat at the

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held in October, with his term lasting just over two weeks and six assembly sittings. He died on 18 July 2017 at the age of 82.

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1934 births 2017 deaths Liberal Party of Australia members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly Members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly Recipients of the Australian Fire Service Medal Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia 21st-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Liberal-politician-stub