John Mildren

John Mildren
OAM
John Mildren OAM
Member of the Australian Parliament; for Ballarat
	In office; 18 October 1980 – 24 March 1990
Preceded by	Jim Short
Succeeded by	Michael Ronaldson
Personal details
Born	20 October 1932; Colac, Victoria, Australia
Died	25 April 2024 (aged 91)
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Alma mater	University of Melbourne ; Texas A&M University
Occupation	Teacher, lecturer

John Barry Mildren OAM (20 October 1932 – 25 April 2024) was an Australian politician.

Biography[edit]

Born in Colac, Victoria on 20 October 1932, Mildren attended the University of Melbourne and then Texas A&M University. He became a teacher, later rising to senior lecturer and head of department at Ballarat College of Advanced Education. In 1980, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for Ballarat, defeating Liberal MP Jim Short. He held the seat until his own defeat in 1990 by Michael Ronaldson.^[1]

Mildren was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2018 Australia Day Honours, "for service to the Parliament of Australia, and the community of Ballarat."^[2]

Mildren died on the night of 25 April 2024, at the age of 91.^[3]

^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2008.
^ "MILDREN, John Barry". Australian Honours Search Facility, Dept of Prime Minister & Cabinet. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
^ Macdonald, Brett (26 April 2024). "Tributes flow following passing of former Ballarat Federal MP John Mildren". 3BA. Retrieved 26 April 2024.

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Jim Short	Member for Ballarat 1980–1990	Succeeded by Michael Ronaldson

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