Ralph James "Mick" Clough was an Australian politician.
14 Facts About Mick Clough
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Mick Clough was a Labor Party Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1976 to 1981, representing the electorate of Blue Mountains and representing the electorate of Bathurst from 1981 to 1988 and again from 1991 to 1999.
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Mick Clough attended schools in Warialda, Granville, Hornsby and then St Patrick's College, Strathfield.
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Mick Clough served as a member of the Citizens Military Force from 1948 to 1964.
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Peter Mick Clough went on to play interstate cricket for Tasmania and Western Australia, and was inducted into the Tasmanian Cricket Hall of Fame.
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Mick Clough entered public office as an alderman on the Blue Mountains City Council from 1974 to 1979.
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In 1976 Mick Clough again contested the seat of Blue Mountains, this time winning the election and reversing the victory of the independent sitting member Harold Coates three years earlier.
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Mick Clough was re-elected to that seat in the 1984 State election.
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At the 1988 State election, Mick Clough lost the seat to Liberal candidate David Berry.
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Mick Clough contested the 1991 State election, regaining the seat from Berry.
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Mick Clough decided not to contest the 1999 State election and retired from public life.
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Mick Clough did not achieve a higher office during his lengthy parliamentary career.
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Mick Clough was a strong opponent of privatisation of power stations, financial deregulation and cuts to local services.
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In 2002 Mick Clough retired to Perth, Western Australia where he died on 12 August 2008 following a long battle with bowel cancer.