Lou Lieberman
Louis Stuart Lieberman AM (born 13 May 1938) is an Australian politician and was a member of both the Victorian Legislative Assembly and the Australian House of Representatives.
Lou Lieberman | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Indi | |
| In office 13 March 1993 – 8 October 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Ewen Cameron |
| Succeeded by | Sophie Mirabella |
| Member of the Victorian Parliament for Benambra | |
| In office March 1976 – August 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | Tony Plowman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Louis Stuart Lieberman 13 May 1938 Swan Hill, Victoria |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse | Marjorie Cox |
| Children | 2 sons, 1 daughter |
| Occupation | Barrister |
Born on 13 May 1938 at Swan Hill, Lou Lieberman was educated at Albury High School. He studied law while working as a law clerk at Tietyens Angel & Jackling and on becoming a barrister in 1961 became a partner. He bought the Wodonga practice and merged it with J. S. N. Harris in 1966. In 1978 he became a founding partner in the Wodonga law firm of Lieberman Harris Boyd. He also did National Service and served in 8/13 VMR (Victorian Mounted Rifles) working with Centurion tanks.
He served on the local consultative council for the development of the Albury-Wodonga growth centre planned by the Whitlam government in 1973.