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Australian politician (1929–2017) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wallace Clyde Fife (2 October 1929 – 16 November 2017) was an Australian politician and minister in the New South Wales Government and Federal Government.
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Wal Fife | |
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Manager of Opposition Business | |
In office 14 August 1987 – 23 May 1992 | |
Preceded by | John Spender |
Succeeded by | Warwick Smith |
Minister for Aviation | |
In office 7 May 1982 – 11 March 1983 | |
Preceded by | Charles Jones |
Succeeded by | Kim Beazley |
Minister for Education | |
In office 8 December 1979 – 7 May 1982 | |
Preceded by | John Carrick |
Succeeded by | Peter Baume |
Minister for Consumer Affairs | |
In office 17 July 1977 – 8 December 1979 | |
Preceded by | John Howard |
Succeeded by | Victor Garland |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Farrer (1975-1984) & Hume (1984-1993) | |
In office 13 December 1975 – 8 February 1993 | |
Preceded by | David Fairbairn (Farrer) Stephen Lusher (Hume) |
Succeeded by | Tim Fischer (Farrer) John Sharp (Hume) |
Minister for Mines & Transport | |
In office 22 June 1967 – 10 October 1975 | |
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Wagga Wagga | |
In office 14 December 1957 – 15 October 1975 | |
Preceded by | Edgar Graham |
Succeeded by | Joe Schipp |
Personal details | |
Born | Wallace Clyde Fife (1929-10-02)2 October 1929 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
Died | 16 November 2017(2017-11-16) (aged 88) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory[1] |
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Liberal Party |
Spouse | Marcia Hargreaves Stanley |
Children | Two daughters; two sons. |
Occupation | Businessman |
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