Alan Pittard

Alan Crocker Pittard was an Australian politician. Born in Ballarat, Victoria to state politician Alfred Pittard, he attended Ballarat Grammar School before becoming a shoe retailer. He served on Ballarat City Council before serving in the military 1939–45. In 1949, he was elected to the Australian [House of Representatives] as the Liberal [Party of Australia|Liberal] member for Ballaarat. He was defeated by Labor Party|Labor]'s Bob Joshua in 1951, and returned to Ballarat as a businessman. He was later Commissioner of the Victorian Public Health Authority. Pittard died on Christmas Day 1992.