Robert Clive Fordham was born on 10 February 1942 and is an Australian former politician, who was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly representing the state seat of Footscray for the Labor Party from 1970 to 1992.
10 Facts About Robert Fordham
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Robert Fordham was Deputy Premier of Victoria in John Cain's government from 1982 to 1989.
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Robert Fordham worked as an accountant, and joined the Commonwealth Public Service Board in 1968.
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Robert Fordham unsuccessfully ran as a candidate for the electorate of Syndal in the 1967 Victorian election, but was elected as member for Footscray in the subsequent election in 1970.
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Robert Fordham became Deputy Premier, and was given the portfolios of education and educational services in Cain's cabinet.
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In early November 1987, Wallace applied to the VEDC to sub-underwrite the float, and received correspondence from Robert Fordham agreeing to the VEDC acting as sub-underwriter, making further loans to the company, and purchasing $2 million worth of shares.
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Robert Fordham stood down on 31 January 1989, and a week later the caucus elected Joan Kirner to replace him as Deputy Premier.
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Robert Fordham served out the rest of his parliamentary term on the backbench, and did not contest the 1992 election.
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Since leaving politics, Robert Fordham has worked as a consultant and has been active in several organisations in the East Gippsland region, including as Chairperson of East Gippsland Water and a council member of East Gippsland Institute of TAFE.
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Robert Fordham was Chairman of Gippland Development Ltd from its inception in the mid-1990s.