Bill Taylor (naval officer)

Bill Taylor
Administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories
In office
4 February 1999 – 30 July 2003
MonarchElizabeth II
Governors‑GeneralSir William Deane
Peter Hollingsworth
Michael Jeffery
Preceded byRonald Harvey
Succeeded byEvan Williams
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Groom
In office
9 April 1988 – 31 August 1998
Preceded byTom McVeigh
Succeeded byIan Macfarlane
Personal details
Born (1938-09-14) 14 September 1938 (age 86)
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Political partyLiberal
OccupationNaval officer
Military service
AllegianceAustralia
Branch/serviceRoyal Australian Navy
Years of service1957–1988
RankCommodore

Commodore William Leonard Taylor, AM (born 14 September 1938) is a former Australian naval officer and politician. He was a senior officer in the Royal Australian Navy, resigning to run for federal parliament. He represented the Liberal Party in the House of Representatives from 1988 to 1998, holding the Queensland seat of Groom. He later served as administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories from 1999 to 2003.