Background
He was born in the Melbourne suburb of Chelsea.
He was born in the Melbourne suburb of Chelsea.
In 1975 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labor member for Braddon in a recount following Lloyd Costello"s resignation. He was Chair of Committees from 1977 to 1979 and a minister from 1977 to 1980. In 1986 he was defeated.