Fred Van Buren

Charles Frederick Van Buren (Dutch: [vɑm ˈbyːrə(n)]; 20 June 1936 – 11 September 2006) was an Australian politician.

Van Buren was born in Kollupitiya in Ceylon, where he was educated. His father, Charles Frederick Guy Van Buren, was a Dutch Burgher, while his mother, Blossom Isabella Enright, was of Eurasian descent. He worked as a printer, and after moving to Australia was an organiser with the Labor Party's Victorian branch from 1974 to 1985.

In 1985 Van Buren was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council for Eumemmerring, serving until he was defeated in 1992. Van Buren died in 2006.

References

  1. ↑ "Van Buren, Charles Frederick ('Fred')". Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ↑ "Charles Frederick Van Buren". Members of Parliament. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 4 August 2025.