Alan Sherlock

Alan Frederick Sherlock OBE, OAM (7 June 1938 – 11 December 2016) was an Australian politician.

A former Scout Commissioner, Sherlock was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in 1986 as the Liberal member for Ashgrove serving one term before his defeat in 1989. He subsequently contested the federal seat of Petrie unsuccessfully in 1993.

In January 2014, Sherlock was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division for service to the Scouting movement and to the community. He died on 11 December 2016 at the age of 78.

Community
Alan Sherlock was appointed Board Director of the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award, Queensland, Australia (1998-2004) and Acting Chair and Chair (2004-2005).