Bruce Lloyd AM |
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Member of the Australian Parliament for Murray |
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In office 20 March 1971 – 29 January 1996 |
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Preceded by | John McEwen |
Succeeded by | Sharman Stone |
Personal details | |
Born | 24 February 1937 Melbourne, Victoria |
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | National Party of Australia |
Alma mater | University of New England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Bruce Lloyd, AM (born 24 February 1937) was an Australian politician. Born in Melbourne, he attended Geelong College and then the University of New England in Armidale, New South Wales. He became a farmer, first at Bacchus Marsh and then at Rochester. He was the President of the Victorian Country Party 1969-71. In 1971, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Country Party member for Murray in the by-election that followed the resignation of former Prime Minister John McEwen. On 23 July 1987, he was elected Deputy Leader of the National Party, a position in which he remained until 23 March 1993 and was the only person to served as deputy to three Nationals leaders (Ian Sinclair, Charles Blunt and Tim Fischer). He retired in 1996.[1]
Parliament of Australia | ||
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Preceded by John McEwen |
Member for Murray 1971 – 1996 |
Succeeded by Sharman Stone |
Party political offices | ||
Preceded by Ralph Hunt |
Deputy Leader of the National Party of Australia 1987-1993 |
Succeeded by John Anderson |