Peter Fisher (politician)

Peter Fisher
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Mallee
In office
2 December 1972 – 8 February 1993
Preceded byWinton Turnbull
Succeeded byJohn Forrest
Personal details
Born (1936-09-19) 19 September 1936 (age 88)
Rainbow, Victoria
NationalityAustralian
Political partyAustralian Country Party
SpouseJudith Fisher (Cook) [1]
Children2 (Anthony Fisher, Nicole Bradshaw)[2]
OccupationFarmer, Politician

Peter Stanley Fisher (born 19 September 1936) is a former Australian politician. Born in Rainbow, Victoria, he attended Longerenong Agricultural College before becoming a farmer. In 1972, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Country Party member for Mallee. During his parliamentary career, Fisher served as Deputy Whip (1976-1980), Chief Whip (1980-1983) and Shadow Minister for Sport and Recreation (1983-1984).[3] Fisher held the seat until 1993 (by which time his party had become the National Party).[4] In 1979, the first Qantas Boeing 747 aircraft equipped with Rolls-Royce engines (registration VH-ECB) was named the 'City of Swan Hill' after the riverside Mallee town as a result of Fisher's lobbying efforts.[5][6]

After leaving Parliament, Fisher was appointed as Chief Commissioner of Horsham Rural City Council as part of the Kennett/MacNamara Government's restructuring of local government in Victoria.[7] He also served as Trustee of Horsham Regional Art Gallery from 1998 to 2009, thereafter relocating to Buderim to retire closer to his family.

  1. ^ Fisher, Peter (2011). Backbench - behind the headlines. CopyRight Publishing Company Pty Ltd. ISBN 9781876344764.
  2. ^ Fisher, Peter (2011). Backbench - behind the headlines. CopyRight Publishing Company Pty Ltd. ISBN 9781876344764.
  3. ^ Fisher, Peter (2011). Backbench - behind the headlines. CopyRight Publishing Company Pty Ltd. p. 242. ISBN 9781876344764.
  4. ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
  5. ^ Staff writers – Tales from a politician and a mate – Sunshine Coast Daily, 9 June 2012
  6. ^ "VH-ECB Boeing 747-238B".
  7. ^ Adele Holland – The Wimmera farewells Judy and Peter Fisher – The Wimmera Mail-Times, 15 November 2009