About Jan Wilson
Lived 1939 – 2010 (aged 70). Jan Wilson was an Australian politician.
Janet Tindale Calder Wilson (28 July 1939 – 5 March 2010) was an Australian politician.
Wilson was educated at Graeme High School in Falkirk, Scotland. After moving to Australia she became involved with the Labor Party, serving as secretary to federal Holt MP Max Oldmeadow from 1972 to 1975. From 1975 she was executive officer for Westernport Regional Council, but from 1978 she was a state party organiser and Dandenong City Councillor.
In 1985 Wilson was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the member for Dandenong North.
Wilson died in 2010.
In 2017, she was posthumously inducted onto the Victorian Honour Roll of Women.
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Who was Jan Wilson?
politician (1939-2010)
When was Jan Wilson born?
Jan Wilson was born on 28 July 1939.
When did Jan Wilson die?
Jan Wilson died on 5 March 2010.
What was Jan Wilson's occupation?
Jan Wilson was a politician.
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Jan Wilson was Australian.
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