Tom Lewis (Australian politician)

Tom Lewis
33rd Premier of New South Wales
In office
3 January 1975 – 23 January 1976
MonarchElizabeth II
GovernorSir Roden Cutler
DeputySir Charles Cutler
Leon Punch
Preceded bySir Robert Askin
Succeeded bySir Eric Willis
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Wollondilly
In office
26 October 1957 – 7 September 1978
Preceded byBlake Pelly
Succeeded byBill Knott
Personal details
Born
Thomas Lancelot Lewis

(1922-01-23)23 January 1922
Adelaide, South Australia
Died25 April 2016(2016-04-25) (aged 94)
Political partyLiberal Party
Spouse(s)Stephanie Spector,[1] Yutta (formerly Anton)[2]
RelationsEssington Lewis (uncle)
Sandy Lewis (brother)
Parent(s)Lancelot Ashley Lewis and Grace Margaret (Gretta) Lewis nee Laidlaw[3]
Military service
AllegianceAustralia
Branch/serviceAustralian Army
Years of service1941–1946
Rank Lieutenant
Unit1st Armoured Division
2/3rd Commando Squadron
Battles/wars

Thomas Lancelot Lewis AO (23 January 1922 – 25 April 2016) was a New South Wales politician, Premier of New South Wales and minister in the cabinets of Sir Robert Askin and Sir Eric Willis. He became Premier following Askin's retirement from politics and held the position until he was replaced by Willis in a party vote. Lewis was first elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the Electoral district of Wollondilly for the Liberal Party in 1957, and served until his resignation in 1978.[4]

  1. ^ Thomas Lancelot Lewis Treasurers, The Treasury, NSW Government Archived 9 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Tom Lewis and his family". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 42, no. 27. 4 December 1974. p. 2. Retrieved 27 April 2016 – via Trove.
  3. ^ Roger, André (2000). "Lewis, Grace Margaret (Gretta) (1892–1968)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  4. ^ "The Hon. Thomas Lancelot Lewis (1922-2016)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.