Peter Nixon

Peter Nixon
Nixon in 1967
Minister for Primary Industry
In office
27 September 1979 – 11 March 1983
Prime MinisterMalcolm Fraser
Preceded byIan Sinclair
Succeeded byJohn Kerin
Minister for Shipping and Transport
In office
11 November 1975 – 8 December 1979
Prime MinisterMalcolm Fraser
Preceded byCharles Jones
Succeeded byRalph Hunt
In office
5 February 1971 – 5 December 1972
Prime MinisterJohn Gorton
William McMahon
Preceded byCharles Jones
Succeeded byRalph Hunt
Postmaster-General
In office
11 November 1975 – 22 December 1975
Prime MinisterMalcolm Fraser
Preceded byReg Bishop
Succeeded byVictor Garland
Minister for the Interior
In office
16 October 1967 – 5 February 1971
Prime MinisterHarold Holt
John McEwen
John Gorton
Preceded byDoug Anthony
Succeeded byRalph Hunt
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Gippsland
In office
9 December 1961 – 4 February 1983
Preceded byGeorge Bowden
Succeeded byPeter McGauran
Personal details
Born (1928-03-22) 22 March 1928 (age 96)
Orbost, Victoria, Australia
Political partyCountry / NCP
Spouse
Sally Dahlsen
(m. 1954⁠–⁠2013)
ChildrenJoanne, Mark & Christopher
EducationWesley College, Melbourne
OccupationGrazier, company director

Peter James Nixon AO (born 22 March 1928) is an Australian former politician and businessman. He served in the House of Representatives from 1961 to 1983, representing the Division of Gippsland as a member of the National Country Party (NCP). He held ministerial office as Minister for the Interior (1967–1971), Shipping and Transport (1971–1972), Postmaster-General (1975), Transport (1975–1979), and Primary Industry (1979–1983).[1]

Nixon is the earliest elected Country MP still alive,[2] and along with Ian Sinclair he is one of the last two surviving ministers who served under Holt and McEwen, as well as in the First Gorton and First Fraser Ministry.

  1. ^ "Parliamentary Handbook: Historical Information on the Australian Parliament". Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
  2. ^ Malcolm Farnsworth (2020). "Living Former Members Of The House Of Representatives (1949–1972)". Australianpolitics.com.