Bernie Kilgariff

Bernie Kilgariff
Senator for the Northern Territory
In office
13 December 1975 – 10 July 1987
Succeeded byGrant Tambling
Personal details
Born(1923-09-30)30 September 1923
Adelaide, South Australia
Died13 April 2010(2010-04-13) (aged 86)
Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Political partyCountry Liberal Party
National Country Party (federal, before 1979)
Liberal Party (federal, since 1979)
SpouseAileen Kilgariff
OccupationFarmer
Military service
AllegianceAustralia
Branch/serviceAustralian Army
Years of service1943–1946
RankSergeant
Unit2/5th Australian Infantry Battalion

Bernard Francis Kilgariff AM (30 September 1923 – 13 April 2010) was an Australian politician. He was one of the founders of the Country Liberal Party and served as a member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly which included a stint as Deputy Majority Leader. He was elected to the Australian Senate in 1975, and initially sat with the National Country Party until 1979, before sitting with the Liberal Party for the rest of his federal political career.