1925 - 2006
Don Chipp Australian Politician
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Details
| First Name |
Don
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| Last Name |
Chipp
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| Birthday |
21st August, 1925
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| Birthplace |
Melbourne, Victoria
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| Died |
28th August, 2006
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| Place of Death |
Richmond, Victoria, Australia
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| Zodiac Sign |
Leo
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| Nationality |
Australian
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| Occupation Text |
Management consultant
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| Occupation |
Politician
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Donald Leslie Chipp, AO (21 August 1925 – 28 August 2006) was an Australian politician who was the inaugural leader of the Australian Democrats, leading the party from 1977 to 1986. He began his career as a member of the Liberal Party, winning election to the House of Representatives in 1960 and serving as a government minister for a cumulative total of six years. Chipp left the Liberals in 1977 and was soon persuaded to lead a new party, the Democrats who, he famously proclaimed in 1980, would "keep the bastards honest". He was elected to the Senate on 10 December 1977 and led the party at four federal elections. From 1983 it held the sole balance of power in the Senate.
