Date of Birth: 15/09/1929
Place of Birth: Campsie, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Parliamentary Service
Member of the NSW Legislative Council |
06 Nov 1978 |
01 Jul 1987 |
8 years 7 months 26 days |
A Member of the directly elected Legislative Council. Date of Election 7 October 1978. |
Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP). Joined ALP in 1952.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Trade union official. Former Secretary of New South Wales Clothing Trades Union. Educated at St Mel's Catholic School, Campsie and Christian Brothers College, Burwood. New South Wales Trotting Authority and the New South Wales Development Corporation. Member of St George Leagues Club and Cronulla Sutherland Leagues Club. Appointed as Commissioner of the Workers' Compensation Commission.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of Jack and Daisy Watkins. Married Shirley May on 29 November 1952 and had issue, 2 daughters and 3 sons.