Ron Best

Ronald Alexander Best (3 October 1949 – 14 October 2020) was an Australian politician and Australian rules footballer. He was a National Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 1988 to 2002, representing North Western Province.[1]

Career

Best was born in Ivanhoe, Victoria. He was a businessman before entering politics. He was a motel and hotel owner and manager and also owned Golden City Frozen Foods. He was on the board of directors of the Glacier Food Group. He contested the federal seat of Bendigo for the National Party of Australia at the 1987 federal election but was defeated.[2]

In 1988, Best was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council for North Western Province. He was the National Party's spokesman for Housing, Construction and Small Business until 1990 and secretary of the Parliamentary National Party from 1992 to 2002. Following the Coalition's defeat in 1999, he was promoted to the front bench as Shadow Minister for Housing. He retired in 2002.[2]

He married Liberal MP Louise Asher on 10 February 2001.[2]

He is survived by his children from his first marriage, Chris and Elizabeth, and two grandchildren, Ari and Eden.[3]

Football

Best kicked 1919 goals in country football, mostly in the Bendigo Football League. He topped 100 goals in a season on 13 occasions.

References

  1. ^ "Ronald Alexander Best". Members of Parliament. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Best, Ronald ('Ron') Alexander at the Wayback Machine (archived 31 March 2011)
  3. ^ Harris, Rob (15 October 2020). "'The greatest never': Former Nationals MP and country footy legend dies". The Age. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  4. ^ Piesse, Ken (19 August 2009). "Ron Best: simply the best". Weekly Times. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

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