Max Crellin

Maxwell Leslie Crellin (16 July 1933 – 5 May 2020) was an Australian politician.

Crellin was born in Preston to butcher Leslie Francis Crellin and dressmaker Myrtle Louisa Agnew.^[1] He attended school at Belgrave, Chatham and Camberwell before studying at Melbourne University. He was a clerk and underwent national service, eventually becoming an assistant executive in the Australian Road Federation in 1964. On 10 November 1964 he married Joan Margaret Heasley,^[1] with whom he had two sons. In 1966 he became secretary of the Victorian branches of the Bus Proprietors' Association and the Taxi Association.^[1]

In 1970 Crellin was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Liberal member for Sandringham. He served until his defeat in 1982.^[2]