
Alan Scanlan, an Australian politician, died on December 22, 2025.
Alan Henry Scanlan was born in Caulfield on 23 June 1931, attended Melbourne High School and Melbourne Teachers’ College, and worked as a teacher in London from 1958 to 1959. He joined the Liberal Party in 1952 and was president of the Victorian Young Liberals from 1959 to 1961.
Elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the member for Oakleigh in 1961, he served as Cabinet Secretary from 1970 to 1972, Assistant Minister for Education from 1972 to 1973, Minister for Health from 1973 to 1976 and Minister of Special Education from 1976 to 1979. He later moved to Trinity Beach in Queensland and served on Mulgrave Shire Council from 1982.
Alan Henry Scanlan (23 June 1931 – 22 December 2025) was an Australian politician.