Bill Morrison Politician

William Lawrence "Bill" Morrison AO (3 November 1928 – 15 February 2013) was an Australian politician who was a member of the Australian House of Representatives and a Cabinet minister in the Whitlam government.Morrison was born in Lithgow, New South Wales and graduated with an honours degree in economics from the University of Sydney in 1949. He was a diplomat in the Department of Foreign Affairs from 1950 to 1969, with postings to London, Moscow, Washington, D.C., Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur. His posting to Moscow was terminated by the expulsion of the entire mission in 1954 as a result of the Petrov Affair. In 1958, he married Marty Hessell, an American citizen, in Bangkok.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Morrison Bill
Birth date	November 03, 1928
Birth place	Lithgow New South Wales
Nationality	Australia
Date of death	February 15, 2013
Place of death	Bardwell Park New South Wales , Bardwell Valley New South Wales