Jim Ramsay

The Honourable Jim Ramsay
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Balwyn
In office 19 May 1973 – 30 September 1988
Preceded by	Alex Taylor
Succeeded by	Robert Clark
Personal details
Born	James Halford Ramsay (1930-02-12)12 February 1930 Camberwell, Victoria, Australia
Died
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Spouse(s)	Dorothy Gaze (m. 1953)
Alma mater	University of Melbourne
Occupation	Printer and publisher

James Halford "Jim" Ramsay (12 February 1930 – 22 August 2013) was an Australian politician. He was a Liberal Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, representing the seat of Balwyn. He was also a minister in the cabinets of Dick Hamer and Lindsay Thompson.

Personal life

James Halford Ramsay was born in Camberwell, Melbourne, on 12 February 1930, the third of four children of Australian-born parents, Alan William Ramsay, printer and publisher, and Beatrice Agnes Ramsay (née Kent), physiotherapist. He was raised with his siblings Tom, Mary and Bill in the family home in Chaucer Crescent, Canterbury, and educated at East Camberwell Primary School before secondary education at Scotch College, Hawthorn.

After working with his father Alan at publisher Ramsay Ware, Jim was elected to the Victorian parliament as the MLA for Balwyn in 1973 where he served for 15 years.

References

Victorian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Alex Taylor	Member for Balwyn 1973–1988	Succeeded by Robert Clark
Political offices
Preceded by Rob Maclellan	Minister of Labour and Industry 1978–1982	Succeeded by Rob Jolly
	Minister of Consumer Affairs 1978–1981	Succeeded by Haddon Storey
Preceded by Ian Smith	Minister for Economic Development 1981–1982	Succeeded by Bill Landeryou