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Geoffrey Philip Connard (13 October 1925 - 27 January 2013) was the Member for Higinbotham Province in the Parliament of Victoria, Australia from 1982 to 1996. He played a crucial role in a number of Victorian, Australian and International health reforms and continued to work in the health sector following his retirement from parliamentary life. His support was crucial to the passing of the legislation establishing (VicHealth ). Geoffrey was inaugural Chair of the (Macfarlane Burnet Centre ) from 1986 to 1990 and was a member of the Burnet Institute Board until 2007. He was Chairman of the International Diabetes Institute from 1997 to 2000. (In a tribute, the successor Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute wrote, ''"As a Chairman of the former International Diabetes Institute, he worked tirelessly to ensure the Institute was a leading national and international centre for diabetes research, education and care."'' ) == Honours == His honours included: the Order of Australia in 2001; the Distinguished Service Medal, (Pharmacy Guild of Australia ) in 1996; and, was a Knight of St John of Jerusalem, Knights Hospitaller. In 2012, Monash University established the (The Honourable Geoffrey Connard AM travelling scholarship and award ) to young postdoctoral staff members or postgraduate students to pursue pharmacy research interest overseas. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Geoffrey Connard」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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