Tim Bruxner Politician

James Caird (Tim) Bruxner (born 18 May 1923), also known as J.C. Bruxner, was an Australian politician who was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for 19 years from 3 March 1962 to 28 August 1981 and the Deputy Leader of the Country Party of Australia and its successors in New South Wales from 1975 to 1981.Bruxner held positions as a Minister of the Crown for Housing, Cooperative Societies, Decentralisation and Development and Tourism in the cabinets of Sir Robert Askin and Tom Lewis. Under Sir Eric Willis, Bruxner was promoted as Minister for Transport and Minister for Highways. Upon losing government in 1976, Bruxner continued as Deputy Leader and Shadow Minister until his retirement from politics in 1981.

Personal facts

Birth dateMay 18, 1923
Birth place
Tenterfield New South Wales

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Politician

awards
War Medal 1939–1945
Australia Service Medal 1939–45
Defence Medal (United Kingdom)
1939–45 Star
military operations
World War II
military branch
Australian Army
military rank
Pilot officer
military unit
2/9th Armoured Regiment (Australia)
No. 7 Operational Training Unit RAAF
officeMinister for Decentralisation and Development
party
National Party of Australia
region
Electoral district of Tenterfield
relation
successor
Peter Cox (politician)

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