Jack Ferguson

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The Honorable Jack Ferguson
9th Deputy Premier of New South Wales
In office 14 May 1976 – 10 February 1984
Premier	Neville Wran
Preceded by	Leon Punch
Succeeded by	Ron Mulock
Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Electoral district of Merrylands
In office 21 March 1959 – 5 February 1962
Preceded by	New creation
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Electoral district of Fairfield
In office 3 March 1962 – 23 January 1968
Preceded by	Clarrie Earl
Succeeded by	Eric Bedford
Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Electoral district of Merrylands
In office 24 February 1968 – 5 March 1984
Preceded by	New creation
Succeeded by	Geoff Irwin
Personal details
Born	(1924-09-04)4 September 1924 Zetland, New South Wales
Died	17 September 2002(2002-09-17) (aged 78) Sydney, New South Wales
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Spouse(s)	Mary Ellen Bett
Children	Martin Ferguson, Laurie Ferguson
Occupation	Bricklayer

Laurie John (Jack) Ferguson (4 September 1924 – 17 September 2002) was an Australian politician and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.

Early life

Ferguson was born in the inner Sydney suburb of Zetland and was educated at two Sydney Catholic schools: Granville Convent and Marist Brothers College, Parramatta. After leaving school he was variously a farmhand, textile worker, builder's labourer and bricklayer and was an organiser for the Building Workers Industrial Union. From 1942 to 1946 he served in the Second Australian Imperial Force.

Following his demobilisation, he became active in municipal, and then state, politics. He was an alderman on Parramatta Council from 1954 to 1959, and Deputy Mayor in 1959. He married Mary Ellen Bett and they had three sons (Laurie Ferguson, Martin Ferguson and Andrew Ferguson) and two daughters.^[1]

Political career

Ferguson was the member for Merrylands from March 1959 to 1962 and 1968 to 5 March 1984. From 1962 to 1968, he was member for Fairfield. A member of the Australian Labor Party's left wing, he was best known as Deputy Premier and Minister for Public Works and Minister for Ports, from May 1976 until February 1984, in the cabinet headed by Neville Wran. He was also Minister for Housing from May 1976 to February 1977.^[1]

Ferguson died in Sydney.

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Hon. (Jack) Laurie John Ferguson (1924–2002)". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 February 2010.

Political offices
Preceded by Leon Punch	Deputy Premier of New South Wales 1976–84	Succeeded by Ron Mulock
Preceded by	Minister for Housing 1976–77	Succeeded by Ron Mulock
Preceded by Leon Punch	Minister for Public Works 1976-1984	Succeeded by Laurie Brereton
Preceded by Leon Punch	Minister for Ports 1976–84	Succeeded by
Parliament of New South Wales
Preceded by New seat	Member for Merrylands 1959–62	Succeeded by Seat abolished
Preceded by Clarrie Earl	Member for Fairfield 1962–68	Succeeded by Eric Bedford
Preceded by New seat	Member for Merrylands 1968–84	Succeeded by Geoff Irwin

Persondata
Name	Ferguson, Laurie John
Alternative names	Ferguson, Jack
Short description	New South Wales politician
Date of birth	4 September 1924
Place of birth	Zetland, New South Wales
Date of death	17 September 2002
Place of death	Sydney.

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