Bruce Cowan

Bruce Cowan
Minister for Agriculture
In office
17 December 1975 – 14 May 1976
PremierTom Lewis
Sir Eric Willis
Preceded byGeoff Crawford
Succeeded byDon Day
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Oxley
In office
6 November 1965 – 29 August 1980
Preceded byLes Jordan
Succeeded byPeter King
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Lyne
In office
18 October 1980 – 8 February 1993
Preceded byPhilip Lucock
Succeeded byMark Vaile
Personal details
Born(1926-01-15)15 January 1926
Taree, New South Wales
Died7 April 2011(2011-04-07) (aged 85)
Taree, New South Wales
NationalityAustralian
Political partyNational Party of Australia
OccupationFarmer

David Bruce Cowan AM (15 January 1926 – 7 April 2011) was an Australian politician and Minister of the Crown in the cabinets of Tom Lewis and Sir Eric Willis. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for 14 years from 6 November 1965 until his resignation on 29 August 1980 and then for 13 years in the Australian House of Representatives for Lyne for the Country Party of Australia and its successors, the National Country and then National Parties.[1]

  1. ^ "Mr David Bruce Cowan (1926– )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.