Leonard Thomas Devine (14 October 1923 – 29 May 2008) was an Australian politician.

Quick Facts Member of the Australian Parliament for East Sydney, Preceded by ...
Len Devine
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Member of the Australian Parliament
for East Sydney
In office
28 September 1963  29 September 1969
Preceded byEddie Ward
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Personal details
Born(1923-10-14)14 October 1923
Died29 May 2008(2008-05-29) (aged 84)
NationalityAustralian
Political partyAustralian Labor Party
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Raised and educated in Sydney he was the Health Inspector for Sydney City Council before serving in World War II from 1942 to 1945. On his return he became a taxi-driver and alderman on Sydney City Council. In 1963, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for East Sydney. Devine held the seat until its abolition in 1969, when he retired.[1] He died in 2008.[2]

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