Bert Bessell

Leonard Hubert "Bert" Bessell (6 February 1917 13 July 1981) was an Australian politician.

He was born in Whitemore, Tasmania. In 1956 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Liberal member for Wilmot. He was Opposition Whip from 1966 to 1969 and a government minister from 1969 to 1972. He served until his defeat in 1976. Bessell died in Exeter.[1]

References

  1. Parliament of Tasmania (2005). "Bessell, Leonard Hubert (Bert)". The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856. Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 7 August 2013.


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