David Combe
Australian politician (1943–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Harvey David Mathew Combe (26 April 1943 – 21 September 2019) was National Secretary of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), a political consultant and lobbyist, an Australian Trade Commissioner, a Senior Vice-President International of Southcorp Wines, and a consultant to the Australian wine industry. He achieved a degree of unwanted prominence through the Combe-Ivanov affair of 1983.
Quick Facts National Secretary of theAustralian Labor Party, Preceded by ...
David Combe | |
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National Secretary of the Australian Labor Party | |
In office 10 July 1973 – 28 July 1981 | |
Preceded by | Mick Young |
Succeeded by | Bob McMullan |
Personal details | |
Born | Harvey David Mathew Combe (1943-04-26)26 April 1943 Adelaide, South Australia |
Died | 21 September 2019(2019-09-21) (aged 76) |
Spouse(s) | Meena Blesing, Maggie Gilchrist |
Residence(s) | Sydney, Australia |
Education | Prince Alfred College and the University of Adelaide |
Occupation | Political official, lobbyist, Australian Trade Commissioner in Canada and Hong Kong |
Known for | National Secretary, Australian Labor Party and involvement in a Russian spy scandal in 1983 |
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