Leon Punch

Leon Punch
8th Deputy Premier of New South Wales
In office
17 December 1975 – 14 May 1976
PremierTom Lewis
Sir Eric Willis
Preceded bySir Charles Cutler
Succeeded byJack Ferguson
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Upper Hunter
In office
21 March 1959 – 3 March 1962
Preceded byD'Arcy Rose
Succeeded byFrank O'Keefe
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Gloucester
In office
3 March 1962 – 2 July 1985
Preceded byRay Fitzgerald
Succeeded byWendy Machin
Personal details
Born(1928-04-21)21 April 1928
Inverell, New South Wales
Died28 December 1991(1991-12-28) (aged 63)
Church Point, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyCountry/National Party

Leon Ashton Punch (21 April 1928 – 28 December 1991) was a New South Wales politician, Deputy Premier, and Minister of the Crown in the cabinets of Sir Robert Askin, Tom Lewis and Sir Eric Willis. From 1975 to 1976 he was the Deputy Premier of New South Wales. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for 26 years from 21 March 1959 until his retirement on 2 July 1985 for the Country Party, renamed the National Party during his time.[1]

  1. ^ "The Hon. Leon Ashton Punch (1928–1991)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.