Phillip Lynch

Sir Phillip Lynch
Lynch in 1969
Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party
In office
20 December 1972 – 8 April 1982
LeaderBilly Snedden
Malcolm Fraser
Preceded byBilly Snedden
Succeeded byJohn Howard
Treasurer of Australia
In office
11 November 1975 – 19 November 1977
Prime MinisterMalcolm Fraser
Preceded byBill Hayden
Succeeded byJohn Howard
Minister for Industry and Commerce
In office
20 December 1977 – 11 October 1982
Prime MinisterMalcolm Fraser
Preceded byBob Cotton
Succeeded byAndrew Peacock
Minister for Finance
In office
7 December 1976 – 19 November 1977
Prime MinisterMalcolm Fraser
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byEric Robinson
Minister for Labour and National Service
In office
22 March 1971 – 5 December 1972
Prime MinisterWilliam McMahon
Preceded byBilly Snedden
Succeeded byLance Barnard
Minister for Immigration
In office
12 November 1969 – 22 March 1971
Prime MinisterJohn Gorton
William McMahon
Preceded byBilly Snedden
Succeeded byJim Forbes
Minister for the Army
In office
28 February 1968 – 12 November 1969
Prime MinisterJohn Gorton
Preceded byMalcolm Fraser
Succeeded byAndrew Peacock
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Flinders
In office
26 November 1966 – 22 October 1982
Preceded byRobert Lindsay
Succeeded byPeter Reith
Personal details
Born(1933-07-27)27 July 1933
Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Died19 June 1984(1984-06-19) (aged 50)
Frankston, Victoria, Australia
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
Leah O'Toole
(m. 1958)

Sir Phillip Reginald Lynch KCMG (27 July 1933 – 19 June 1984) was an Australian politician who served in the House of Representatives from 1966 to 1982. He was deputy leader of the Liberal Party from 1972 to 1982, and served as a government minister under three prime ministers.

Lynch was born in Melbourne and worked as a school teacher and management consultant before entering politics. He was elected to parliament at the 1966 federal election. Lynch was appointed to cabinet at the age of 34, and served as Minister for the Army (1968–1969), Minister for Immigration (1969–1971), and Minister for Labour and National Service (1971–1972) under John Gorton and William McMahon. He was elected deputy leader of the Liberal Party in 1972, serving first under Billy Snedden and later under Malcolm Fraser. Lynch became Treasurer when the Liberals returned to power in 1975, but had to resign after evidence at a judicial inquiry in Victoria by Sir Gregory Gowans linked him to land speculation in Victoria.[1] He was then Minister for Industry and Commerce until his retirement due to ill health in 1982. He died of cancer a few years later, aged 50.

  1. ^ "That's it—I'm leaving: Ministerial departures 1901–2017".