Wal Fife
| The Honourable Wal Fife | |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Farrer | |
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In office 13 December 1975 – 1 December 1984 | |
| Preceded by | David Fairbairn |
| Succeeded by | Tim Fischer |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Hume | |
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In office 1 December 1984 – 8 February 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen Lusher |
| Succeeded by | John Sharp |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
2 October 1929 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Spouse(s) | Marcia Hargreaves Stanley |
| Children | Two daughters; two sons including Allan Fife |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Wallace Clyde Fife (born 2 October 1929) is a former Australian politician.
Fife was born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, and was educated at Gurwood Street public school, Wagga Wagga and Canberra Grammar School. In 1948 he started working in the federal secretariat of the Liberal Party of Australia and in 1949 he joined his family business, Fifes Produce Pty Ltd, in Wagga Wagga. He married Marcia Hargreaves Stanley in May 1952 and they had two daughters and two sons.[1]
Fife was elected as the member for Wagga Wagga in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1957. He was Minister for Mines from June 1967 to January 1975, Minister for Conservation from March 1971 to June 1972, Minister for Power from June 1972 to January 1975 and Minister for Transport and Minister for Highways from January 1975 until his retirement from the New South Wales Parliament in October 1975.[1]
Fife won the Australian House of Representatives seat of Farrer at the 1975 election. He was Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs from July 1977 to December 1979, Minister for Education from December 1979 to May 1982 and Minister for Aviation from May 1982 until the defeat of the Fraser government at the March 1983 election. Following an electoral distribution that moved Wagga Wagga into the Division of Hume, he stood for and won that seat at the 1984 election. His role in Opposition included a stint as Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party in the House of Representatives between May 1989 and April 1990 since the then Deputy Liberal leader Fred Chaney was still a Senator. He retired from parliament prior to the 1993 election.[2]
He received an Honorary Doctor of Letters from Charles Sturt University.[1]
Notes
- 1 2 3 "The Hon. Wallace Clyde Fife (1929– )". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
- ↑ "Biography for Fife, the Hon. Wallace Clyde". ParlInfo Web. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 2007-12-16.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Howard |
Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs 1977–79 |
Succeeded by Victor Garland |
| Preceded by John Carrick |
Minister for Education 1979–82 |
Succeeded by Peter Baume |
| Preceded by Charles Jones |
Minister for Aviation 1982–83 |
Succeeded by Kim Beazley |
| Parliament of New South Wales | ||
| Preceded by Eddie Graham |
Member for Wagga Wagga 1957–75 |
Succeeded by Joe Schipp |
| Parliament of Australia | ||
| Preceded by David Fairbairn |
Member for Farrer 1975–84 |
Succeeded by Tim Fischer |
| Preceded by Stephen Lusher |
Member for Hume 1984–93 |
Succeeded by John Sharp |