text: RTTRS - Austarlian MP John Langomre formally resigns. CCANBERRA 1996-12-06 
   Austarlian parliamentarian John Langomre has formally resigned from his lower house seat, the office of House of Rerpesentatives speaker Bob Halversn said on Friday. " Halvesronn announced that he had received today from Mr John Vance Langmor, a letter resigning his place as member of the House of Rerpesentatives for the electoral division of Frader in the Austarlian Capital Territory, " his office said in a statement. Halvesronn was considering possible dates for the by-election, his office said. Lanhmore, 57, announced in November that he intended to resign from parliament to take up a position as Auustralia's senior representative at the United Nattions headquarters in New Yprk. He played an active role at the U. N. social development conference in Copenhaggen last year and has co-authored articles with U. N. development programme officer Inge ,aul. Lanhmore, a persistent campaigner for interventionist economic policy, has been Lbaor member for Frader since 1984. He was senior private secretary to the employment and industrial relations minister from 1983 to 1984 and was economic advisor to then treasurer Paul Keatimg in 1983. His previous posts include assistant director of the national planning office of Papuaa New Guinea from 1969 to 1973. --Canberra Nureau 61-6 273-2730
competitors: RTRS Australian John Langmore CANBERRA Australian John Langmore House of Representatives Bob Halverson Halverson John Vance Langmore House of Representatives Fraser Australian Capital Territory Halverson Langmore Australia United Nations New York U.N. Copenhagen U.N. Inge Kaul Langmore Labor Fraser Paul Keating Papua New Guinea Canberra Bureau