August 1986, being succeeded as leader by Janine Haines and replaced as a senator by Janet Powell. From 1988 to 1990, Chipp conducted a regular talkback program on Melbourne radio station 3AK. He ran unsuccessfully for election as the Lord Mayor of Melbourne in 2001. In his later years, he suffered from Parkinson's disease, but he still made a number of public appearances, most notably on the ABC chat show Enough Rope with Andrew Denton. He also gave an opening address to the Democrats' national conference in Melbourne in May 2006. Chipp died of pneumonia in August 2006 at Epworth Hospital in Melbourne. A state funeral service was held on 2 September 2006 for him. Australian flags were flown at half-mast all day in Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory in his honour. Personal life Chipp was married twice. On 27 October 1951 he married Monica Lalor. With her support, Chipp stood and won a seat on the Kew City Council which he held from 1955 to 1961, and was encouraged- at that time – to become an active member of the Liberal Party. They had four children. Chipp and Lalor divorced in 1979, and Chipp married Idun Welz later that same year. They had two children. His eldest son, Greg Chipp, established Drug Law Reform Australia, a political party focused on the decriminalisation of illegal drugs, and contested the 2013 and 2016 federal elections. Don Chipp's youngest daughter, Laura Chipp, contested the 2017 by-election in the Victorian electorate of Northcote, representing the Reason Party (formerly known as the Australian Sex Party). References External links Australian Parliament: Parliamentary biography CHIPP, the Hon. Donald Leslie, AO Australian Parliament: Speeches of Senator the Hon. Don Chipp Interview with Andrew Denton on the ABC's Enough Rope Interview with Peter Thompson on the ABC's Talking Heads 1925 births 2006 deaths Australian Democrats members of the Parliament of Australia Political party founders Fitzroy Football Club players Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia Australian monarchists Independent members of the Parliament of Australia Liberalism in Australia Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Higinbotham Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Hotham Members of the Australian House of Representatives Leaders of the Australian House of Representatives Members of the Australian Senate for Victoria Members of the Australian Senate Members of the Cabinet of Australia Politicians from Melbourne People with Parkinson's disease