Ernie Bridge | |
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| Member of the Western Australian Parliament for Kimberley | |
| In office 23 February 1980 – 10 February 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Alan Ridge |
| Succeeded by | Carol Martin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ernest Francis Bridge 15 December 1936 Halls Creek, Western Australia, Australia |
| Died | 31 March 2013 (aged 76) Perth, Western Australia |
| Political party | Labor (1980–1996) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (1996–2001) |
| Spouse | Mavis Ida Bridge (née Granger) (1960–2009; her death) |
| Children | 4 |
Ernest Francis Bridge, AM (15 December 1936 – 31 March 2013[1]) was an Australian parliamentarian and country music singer.[2] He was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1980 to 2001, representing the electorate of Kimberley, first as a Labor Party representative (1980–1996) and then as a Labor Independent MP (1996–2001). He was the first indigenous Australian to be a Cabinet minister in any Australian government.
- ^ "Ernie Bridge dead at 76". The West Australian. 1 April 2013.
- ^ Warren Bebbington, ed. (1997). The Oxford Companion to Australian Music. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-5534328.