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Bob Poke
Senator for Tasmania
In office
1 July 1956 – 11 April 1974
Personal details
Born
Albert George Poke

(1906-02-16)16 February 1906
Somerset, Tasmania, Australia
Died4 January 1989(1989-01-04) (aged 82)
Lenah Valley, Tasmania, Australia
Political partyLabor
OccupationEngine driver, timber worker

Albert George "Bob" Poke (16 February 1906 – 4 January 1989) was an Australian politician. Born in Somerset, Tasmania, he was educated at state schools before becoming an engine driver and timber worker. He was also Secretary of the Timberworkers' Union. In 1955, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Tasmania. He held the seat until his retirement in 1974. Poke died in 1989.[1]

References

  1. ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 24 November 2008.