The Hon. Lawrence Borthwick [2] KELLY (1928 - )

Date of Birth: 05/11/1928
Place of Birth: Thirroul, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position	Start	End	Period	Parliament
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly	24 Feb 1968	22 Feb 1988	19yr(s) 11mth(s) 30day(s)
Member for Corrimal	24 Feb 1968	13 Jan 1971	2yr(s) 10mth(s) 21day(s)	42nd (1968 - 1971)
Member for Corrimal	13 Feb 1971	19 Oct 1973	2yr(s) 8mth(s) 7day(s)	43rd (1971 - 1973)
Member for Corrimal	17 Nov 1973	2 Apr 1976	2yr(s) 4mth(s) 17day(s)	44th (1973 - 1976)
Member for Corrimal	1 May 1976	12 Sep 1978	2yr(s) 4mth(s) 12day(s)	45th (1976 - 1978)
Member for Corrimal	7 Oct 1978	28 Aug 1981	2yr(s) 10mth(s) 22day(s)	46th (1978 - 1981)
Member for Corrimal	19 Sep 1981	5 Mar 1984	2yr(s) 5mth(s) 16day(s)	47th (1981 - 1984)
Member for Corrimal	24 Mar 1984	22 Feb 1988	3yr(s) 10mth(s) 30day(s)	48th (1984 - 1988)
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly	25 May 1976	26 Apr 1988	11yr(s) 11mth(s) 2day(s)

Political Party Activity

Australian Labor Party (ALP). Joined 1948. Branch secretary and executive positions at state and federal electorate councils.

Community Activity

Deputy Chancellor and a Fellow of the University of Wollongong. Chairman Wollongong City Soccer Club; Illawarra Disabled Persons Trust. President and Life Member Illawarra Branch Surf Lifes Saving Club. Patron Illawarra Rugby League Football Club.

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Accountant. Educated at Thirroul Primary School and Wollongong High School. Former accountant. Employed as an accountant with a large Wollongong public transport company; Recreational interests include surfing, cycling, soccer and rugby league football.

Personal

Son of Lawrence Borthwick Kelly (senior), former Member of the Legislative Assembly. Married Rhonda Ali on 23 October 1954, and had issue, 1 son and 1 daughter.

Additional Information

Text from the book: 'The Presiding Officers of the Parliament of New South Wales', Sydney, 1995

Lawrence Kelly was born on 5 November 1928 at Thirroul. His father, Lawrence Borthwick Kelly Senior was the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Bulli from 1947 until his death in 1955. He married Rhonda Ali on 23 October 1954. They had one son and one daughter. He became an accountant with a public transport company in Wollongong and joined the Labor Party in 1948. He became a branch secretary and held executive positions on state and federal electoral councils. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly as the Member for Corrimal in 1968; and was elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly in 1976 holding this office until his retirement at the 1988 State Elections. During his Speakership the new Parliament House building was constructed; and these years also saw an increase in the complexity and size of the Parliamentary administration.

Electorate description: Residential suburban, industrial and semi-rural. Located within Illawarra Statistical Agricultural Sub-Division. Principal suburbs: Bellambi, Corrimal, Fairy Meadow, Keiraville, Towradgi.

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