Bruce Jeffery
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Bruce Leslie Jeffery is a former Australia
n politician. He was a National Party
member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
, representing Oxley from 1984 to 1988, Port Macquarie
from 1988 to 1991, and Oxley again from 1991 to 1999.
Jeffery was born in Shepparton, Victoria
, to parents Reginald and Mona. He attended local state schools and in 1961 the family moved to Finley
in New South Wales
. After graduating in 1961 he worked with the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group until 1965, when he took up farming. On 6 January 1968 he married Margaret, with whom he had four children. He was secretary of the Rural Lands Protection Board in Jerilderie
from 1972 to 1978 and at Kempsey
from 1979 to 1984. He was also a Justice of the Peace
, and had joined the Country Party in 1968. Jeffery stood unsuccessfully for the state seat of Murray in 1973.
In 1984, the National member for the local state seat of Oxley, Jim Brown, retired and Jeffery was selected as the new Nationals candidate. He held the seat without difficulty, but it was abolished in 1988 and he was elected to represent the new seat of Port Macquarie
. When Oxley was recreated in 1991, Jeffery returned to his old seat, while Port Macquarie was taken by Manning
MP Wendy Machin
, whose seat had been abolished. Jeffery was Nationals Whip 1992–99 and held several committee positions, but never rose to the front bench. He retired in 1999.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician. He was a National Party
National Party of Australia
The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...
member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...
, representing Oxley from 1984 to 1988, Port Macquarie
Electoral district of Port Macquarie
Port Macquarie is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Leslie Williams of the National Party....
from 1988 to 1991, and Oxley again from 1991 to 1999.
Jeffery was born in Shepparton, Victoria
Shepparton, Victoria
Shepparton is a city located on the floodplain of the Goulburn River in the north east of Victoria, Australia approximately north-east of Melbourne. It is the fifth largest city in Victoria, Australia. The estimated population of Shepparton's statistical area is 48,926.It began as a sheep station...
, to parents Reginald and Mona. He attended local state schools and in 1961 the family moved to Finley
Finley, New South Wales
Finley is a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the largest town in the Berrigan Shire Local Government Area. At the 2006 census, Finley had a population of 2,054 people....
in New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
. After graduating in 1961 he worked with the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group until 1965, when he took up farming. On 6 January 1968 he married Margaret, with whom he had four children. He was secretary of the Rural Lands Protection Board in Jerilderie
Jerilderie, New South Wales
Jerilderie is a town of 768 people in the southern Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the only town in the Jerilderie Shire Local Government Area....
from 1972 to 1978 and at Kempsey
Kempsey, New South Wales
Kempsey is a town in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia and is the council seat for Kempsey Shire. It is located 15 kilometres inland from the coast of the Pacific Ocean where the Pacific Highway and the North Coast railway line cross the Macleay River...
from 1979 to 1984. He was also a Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
, and had joined the Country Party in 1968. Jeffery stood unsuccessfully for the state seat of Murray in 1973.
In 1984, the National member for the local state seat of Oxley, Jim Brown, retired and Jeffery was selected as the new Nationals candidate. He held the seat without difficulty, but it was abolished in 1988 and he was elected to represent the new seat of Port Macquarie
Electoral district of Port Macquarie
Port Macquarie is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Leslie Williams of the National Party....
. When Oxley was recreated in 1991, Jeffery returned to his old seat, while Port Macquarie was taken by Manning
Electoral district of Manning
Manning was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1894 to 1904 and from 1988 to 1991 in the Manning River area.-Members for Manning:...
MP Wendy Machin
Wendy Machin
Wendy Machin , is the president of the National Roads and Motorists' Association . She was the first woman member of the National Party of Australia elected to the New South Wales Parliament and was Minister for Consumer Affairs and Minister Assisting the Minister for Roads and Assisting the...
, whose seat had been abolished. Jeffery was Nationals Whip 1992–99 and held several committee positions, but never rose to the front bench. He retired in 1999.