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Hyacinth Tungutalum
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Tungutalum in 1974
Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
for Tiwi
In office
19 October 1974 – 12 August 1977
Preceded by Division created
Succeeded by Noel Padgham-Purich
Personal details
Born
Hyacinth Gabriel Tungutalum

(1946-08-14)14 August 1946
Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, Australia
Died 7 April 2009(2009-04-07) (aged 62)
Political party County Liberal

Hyacinth Gabriel Tungutalum (14 August 1946 – 7 April 2009) was an Australian politician and the first Indigenous Australian to be elected to the Northern Territory parliament.

Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Years Term Electoral division Party
1974–1977 1st Tiwi Country Liberal Party

A traditional owner on the Tiwi Islands, north of Darwin, Tungutalum was elected as the Country Liberal Party (CLP) member for the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly's Electoral division of Tiwi at the 1974 Northern Territory election, serving until his retirement at the 1977 election.

Tungutalum was heavily involved in Australian rules football in the Tiwi Islands and served as President of the Tiwi Islands Football League for many years, winning the ATSIC National Administrator of the Year Award in 1995 for his services.

Tungutalum died in 2009 of a heart attack.

Sources

  • Lee, D. & Barfoot, M. (1996) NTFL, Northern Territory Football League: Darwin. ISBN: 0646 26754X.
Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
New seat Member for Tiwi
1974–1977
Succeeded by
Noel Padgham-Purich
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