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Colin David Lamont (born 24 August 1953) is an Australian politician and was a member of the second Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly, elected to the multi-member single constituency Assembly for the Labor Party in 1992. [1] Lamont was a senior minister in the Third Follett Ministry; and held the following titles: Deputy Chief Minister, Minister for Housing and Community Services, Minister for Urban Services, Minister for Industrial Relations, and Minister for Sport. [2] He sought election to represent the multi-member electorate of Molonglo in the Assembly at the 1995 general election, however was unsuccessful at retaining his seat. [3]

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References

  1. "Members of the ACT Legislative Assembly" (PDF). ACT Legislative Assembly. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
  2. "Notification of Appointment of Ministers NI 1994 No 1" (PDF). ACT Gazette. ACT Legislative Assembly. 1994–1. 13 April 1994. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
  3. "Electorate of Molonglo First Preference Results". 1995 Election. ACT Electoral Commission. 1995. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011. Retrieved 2010-08-06.