Ron Best

Q: When did Ron Best die?

Ron Best died on October 14, 2020.

Q: How old was Ron Best when they died?

Ron Best was 71 years old at the time of death.

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.

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.

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.

He married Liberal MP Louise Asher on 10 February 2001.

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