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Australian politician
The Honourable
Peter Nixon
AO
Nixon in 1967
Minister for Primary Industry
In office 27 September 1979 – 11 March 1983
Prime Minister
Malcolm Fraser
Preceded by
Ian Sinclair
Succeeded by
John Kerin
Minister for Shipping and Transport
In office 11 November 1975 – 8 December 1979
Prime Minister
Malcolm Fraser
Preceded by
Charles Jones
Succeeded by
Ralph Hunt
In office 5 February 1971 – 5 December 1972
Prime Minister
John Gorton William McMahon
Preceded by
Charles Jones
Succeeded by
Ralph Hunt
Postmaster-General
In office 11 November 1975 – 22 December 1975
Prime Minister
Malcolm Fraser
Preceded by
Reg Bishop
Succeeded by
Victor Garland
Minister for the Interior
In office 16 October 1967 – 5 February 1971
Prime Minister
Harold Holt John McEwen John Gorton
Preceded by
Doug Anthony
Succeeded by
Ralph Hunt
Member of the Australian Parliament for Gippsland
In office 9 December 1961 – 4 February 1983
Preceded by
George Bowden
Succeeded by
Peter McGauran
Personal details
Born
(1928-03-22) 22 March 1928 (age 96) Orbost, Victoria, Australia
Political party
Country / NCP
Spouse
Sally Dahlsen
(m. 1954–2013)
Children
Joanne, Mark & Christopher
Education
Wesley College, Melbourne
Occupation
Grazier, company director
Peter James NixonAO (born 22 March 1928) is an Australian former politician and businessman. He served in the House of Representatives from 1961 to 1983, representing the Division of Gippsland as a member of the National Country Party (NCP). He held ministerial office as Minister for the Interior (1967–1971), Shipping and Transport (1971–1972), Postmaster-General (1975), Transport (1975–1979), and Primary Industry (1979–1983).[1]
Nixon is the earliest elected Country MP still alive,[2] and along with Ian Sinclair he is one of the last two surviving ministers who served under Holt and McEwen, as well as in the First Gorton and First Fraser Ministry.
^"Parliamentary Handbook: Historical Information on the Australian Parliament". Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
^Malcolm Farnsworth (2020). "Living Former Members Of The House Of Representatives (1949–1972)". Australianpolitics.com.
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