Eric Lloyd (politician)

Eric Gayford Lloyd (1 January 1918 – 3 June 2003) was a Real estate agent and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

He was a navigator in the Battle of Tobruk and won the Distinguished Flying Cross for his efforts there.

[1][2] Lloyd, a member of the Labor, represented the seat of Kedron in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from the by-election of 1951[3] until his retirement from politics in 1972.

His wife, Bridie, acted in the roles of electorate secretary and election campaigner throughout his 21 years in parliament.

[1] Following the 1966 election Lloyd became the subject of attacks from the extra-parliamentary wing of the Labor party, as well as within the caucus.