Peter Durack

Peter Durack
Durack in the 1970s
Attorney-General of Australia
In office
6 September 1977 – 11 March 1983
Prime MinisterMalcolm Fraser
Preceded byRobert Ellicott
Succeeded byGareth Evans
Senator for Western Australia
In office
1 July 1971 – 30 June 1993
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
In office
20 February 1965 – 23 March 1968
Preceded byStan Heal
Succeeded byTerry Burke
ConstituencyPerth
Personal details
Born20 October 1926
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Died13 July 2008(2008-07-13) (aged 81)
Perth
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
Isabel Milne
(m. 1953)
RelationsJ. P. Durack (father)
Alma materUniversity of Western Australia
Lincoln College, Oxford
ProfessionBarrister

Peter Drew Durack, QC (20 October 1926[1]– 13 July 2008[2]) was an Australian politician, representing the Liberal Party. He rose to become Attorney-General of Australia.

He served in the Senate from 1 July 1971 to 30 June 1993. From 1987 to 1989, he was a joint Father of the Senate along with Arthur Gietzelt, and from 1989 until his retirement, he held that title alone.

  1. ^ Parliamentary Handbook: Historical Information Archived 1 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Former Liberal senator Peter Durack dies in Perth". ABC News. 15 July 2008.