Alan John Hunt (AM) (born 9 October 1927) is an Australian politician, having been a member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 1961 until 1992. Insignia of a Companion of the Order of Australia. ... is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Victoria, Australia. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...

Hunt obtained a law degree from the University of Melbourne and practiced as a solicitor until entering the Legislative Council in 1961, representing the Liberal Party. The University of Melbourne, is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. ... This article concerns the modern Australian political party. ...

Hunt was first appointed as a minister in 1971, under the premiership of Henry Bolte. He served in a variety of portfolios under the Bolte, Hamer and Thompson governments, most notability as Minister for Local Government, Minister for Planning and Minister for Education. He also served as leader of the government in the Legislative Council from 1978 until the Liberals lost government in 1982. Sir Henry Edward Bolte (20 May 1908 - 4 January 1990), Australian politician, was the longest serving Premier of the state of Victoria. ... Image:Ac. ... Lindsay Hamilton Simpson Thompson AO CMG (born 15 October 1923), Australian Liberal politician, was the 40th Premier of Victoria from 1981 to 1982. ...

He retired from politics in 1992 and he is the father of current Federal Liberal parliamentarian Greg Hunt. Hon Greg Hunt Gregory Andrew Hunt (born 18 November 1965), an Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since November 2001, representing the Division of Flinders, Victoria. ...