Val Jeffery
Australian politician (1934-2017)
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Valentine Max Jeffery AFSM OAM (6 December 1934 – 18 July 2017) was an Australian politician.
6 December 1934
affiliationsThe Community Alliance Party (2008)
Val Jeffery | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly for Brindabella | |
| In office 28 July 2016 – 11 August 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Valentine Max Jeffery 6 December 1934 Queanbeyan, New South Wales |
| Died | 18 July 2017 (aged 82) Queanbeyan, New South Wales |
| Party | Liberal Party (after 2008) |
| Other political affiliations | The Community Alliance Party (2008) |
Jeffery was elected to the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly as a Liberal member for Brindabella on 28 July 2016, following a countback resulting from Brendan Smyth's resignation.[1] He was the owner of the Tharwa general store and had run as a Liberal candidate in the 2012 ACT election (and previously in the 2008 election for The Community Alliance Party).[2] 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 2016 election held in October, with his term lasting just over two weeks and six assembly sittings.[3] He died on 18 July 2017 at the age of 82.[4][5]
