Bruce Eastick

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Bruce Charles Eastick (born 25 October 1926) is a former Australian politician. He was a Liberal and Country League and Liberal Party of Australia member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1970 to 1993, representing the electorate of Light.

Eastick served as the state Opposition Leader from 1972 to 1975, and led the party to the 1973 and 1975 elections, losing both to the Don Dunstan-led Australian Labor Party. His term as leader also saw the LCL, the state's main conservative party since 1932, formally rebrand itself as the South Australian division of the Liberal Party of Australia (though a separate state Country Party had been reformed in 1963). As such, he was the only LCL leader to have never served as Premier.

Eastick also served as Speaker in the House of Assembly when his successor as South Australia Liberal leader, David Tonkin, served as premier from 1979–82.

In 1996 Eastick was made a member of The Order of Australia (AM) in recognition of his "service to the South Australian Parliament, local government and the community".^[1]

Eastick is the eldest son of Sir Thomas Charles ("Tom") Eastick.

References

↑ "Australian Honours". It's An Honour. Australian Government. Retrieved 2010-05-24.

External links

Parliament profile

Party political offices
Preceded by Steele Hall	Leader of the Liberal and Country League (SA) 1972 – 1974	Succeeded by Himself as leader of the Liberal Party of Australia, SA division
Preceded by Himself as leader of the Liberal and Country League	Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia (SA division) 1974 – 1975	Succeeded by David Tonkin

v t e Leaders of the Liberal and Country League (SA)

Richard Layton Butler Thomas Playford IV Steele Hall Bruce Eastick

v t e Leaders of the Liberal Party of Australia (SA division)

Bruce Eastick David Tonkin John Olsen Dale Baker Dean Brown John Olsen Rob Kerin Iain Evans Martin Hamilton-Smith Isobel Redmond Steven Marshall

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Name	Eastick, Bruce
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Short description	Australian politician
Date of birth	25 October 1926
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