Bob Hetherington
Robert "Bob" Hetherington OAM (8 January 1923 – 30 January 2015) was an Australian politician.
Robert "Bob" Hetherington | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 January 1923 |
| Died | 30 January 2015 |
| Occupation | Politician |
Career
Hetherington was a Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 1977 to 1989, firstly representing the East Metropolitan Province and then the South-East Metropolitan Province. In 1987 he introduced a private member's bill into the council to legalise homosexuality, which was narrowly defeated.[1]
References
- Carbery, Graham, Towards Homosexual Equality in Australian Criminal Law - A Brief History (PDF), p. 17
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