Bruce Lloyd

Bruce Lloyd, AM (born 24 February 1937) is an Australian retired politician. He was Deputy Leader of the National Party 1987–93.

Bruce Lloyd AM
Deputy Leader of the National Party
In office 24 July 1987 – 23 March 1993
Leader	Ian Sinclair Charles Blunt Tim Fischer
Preceded by	Ralph Hunt
Succeeded by	John Anderson
Member of the Australian Parliament for Murray
In office 20 March 1971 – 29 January 1996
Preceded by	John McEwen
Succeeded by	Sharman Stone
Personal details
Born	(1937-02-24) 24 February 1937 (age 87) Melbourne, Victoria
Nationality	Australian
Political party	National Party of Australia
Alma mater	University of New England
Occupation	Farmer

Career

He was the President of the Victorian Country Party 1969–71. In the 1971 by-election that followed the resignation of former Prime Minister John McEwen, he was elected to the House of Representatives as the Country Party member for Murray.

On 23 July 1987, he was elected Deputy Leader of the National Party, a position in which he remained until 23 March 1993. He was the only person to serve as deputy to three Nationals leaders (Ian Sinclair, Charles Blunt and Tim Fischer). He retired in 1996.^[1]

References

1. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 20 June 2008.

Parliament of Australia
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