Jordan, Ellen Violet, AM (Vi)
Personal
Birth Date:
29 June 1913 (Ipswich, Queensland)
Death Date:
7 May 1982 (Ipswich, Queensland)
Parents:
James Berties Perrett and Ann Jane Jordan (nee Brown)
Family:
David Jordan on 14 June 1932, 1 son, 1 daughter
Education:
Brassall State School; Ipswich Girls Grammar School; Diploma of Education
Religion:
Church of England
Career
Schoolteacher Delegate, Queensland Local Government Conference and Cities and Towns Conference
Local Government Service:
Alderman, Ipswich City Council, 1961 to 1967
Party Positions:
- Inaugural President, Women's Central Committee Queensland. 1956 - 1967
- Secretary, Ipswich ALP Executive. 1958 - 1965
- Delegate, Labor-in-Politics Convention. 1956
- Inaugural President, Australian ALP Women's Executive. 1974 - 1976
- Member, ALP, since 1946.
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | ALP | Ipswich West | 28 May 1966 | 7 Dec 1974 |
Parliamentary Service
| Description | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Member, Parliamentary Refreshment Rooms Committee | 8 Aug 1972 | 7 Dec 1974 |
| Member, Panel of Temporary Chairmen | 3 Aug 1972 | 7 Dec 1974 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Delegate, Queensland Local Government Conference and Cities and Towns; Mrs Jordan engaged in the struggle for the rights of the working class and for political, economic and social equality for women; President, Service Women's Hostel Ipswich, 1949 to 1954; Brassall Branch, Country Women's Association; Member, Ipswich Business and Professional Women's Club; Associate, London College of Music and the Trinity College of Music, London; Vice President, North Ipswich Bowls Club; Patron: Ipswich Vice Regal and Model Band; Ipswich Vigoro Association; Member, Council of Queensland Women
Sources:
Patricia Fallon, `Jordan, Ellen Violet (Vi) 1913-1982', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 17 (Melbourne University Press), pp 596-597; Waterson, DB and John Arnold, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1930-1980, (Canberra: ANU Press, 1982); The Queensland Times, 'Labor loses a violet - Vi Jordan dies', 8 May 1982, p.2; Fallon, Patricia, Australian Dictionary of Biography, on line edition
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