Bruce Reid (politician)
Bruce Reid | |
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Member of the Australian Parliament for Bendigo | |
In office 24 March 1990 – 31 August 1998 | |
Preceded by | John Brumby |
Succeeded by | Steve Gibbons |
Personal details | |
Born | Bendigo, Victoria | 30 July 1935
Died | 24 May 2020 Bendigo, Victoria, Australia | (aged 84)
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Liberal Party |
Occupation | Retailer |
Nicholas Bruce Reid (30 July 1935 – 24 May 2020)[1] was an Australian politician.
Born in Bendigo, Victoria, he served in the military in 1958 and then became a retailer. In 1976, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council as the Liberal member for Bendigo Province. He remained in the Legislative Council until 1988. In 1990, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for the federal seat of Bendigo, defeating John Brumby.
After the Liberals lost the 1993 federal election he contested the Liberal leadership with John Howard and John Hewson, but received only one vote.[2][3]
He held the seat of Bendigo until his retirement in 1998.
References[]
- ^ "A legend lost: Former Bendigo politician Bruce Reid mourned".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 14 June 2008.
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