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The Hon. Stanley Tunstall STEPHENS (1913 - 1986)

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Date of Birth: 13/02/1913
Place of Birth: Blayney, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 23/03/1986
Place of Death: Lindfield, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Minister for Housing and Minister for Co-operative Societies 11 Mar 1971 17 Jan 1973 1 year 10 months 7 days
Member for Byron 13 Feb 1971 17 Jan 1973 1 year 11 months 5 days
Minister for Housing and Minister for Co-operative Societies 11 Feb 1969 11 Mar 1971 2 years 1 month 1 day
Minister for Housing and Minister for Co-operative Societies 05 Mar 1968 11 Feb 1969 11 months 7 days
Member for Byron 24 Feb 1968 13 Jan 1971 2 years 10 months 21 days
Minister for Housing and Minister for Co-operative Societies 13 May 1965 05 Mar 1968 2 years 9 months 22 days
Member for Byron 01 May 1965 23 Jan 1968 2 years 8 months 24 days
Member for Byron 03 Mar 1962 31 Mar 1965 3 years 29 days
Member for Byron 20 Feb 1959 05 Feb 1962 2 years 11 months 17 days
Member for Byron 03 Mar 1956 16 Feb 1959 2 years 11 months 14 days
Member for Byron 19 Jan 1953 06 Feb 1956 3 years 19 days
Member for Byron 25 May 1950 14 Jan 1953 2 years 7 months 21 days
Member for Byron 03 May 1947 22 May 1950 3 years 20 days
Member for Byron 27 May 1944 29 Mar 1947 2 years 10 months 3 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 27 May 1944 17 Jan 1973 28 years 7 months 22 days
Political Party Activity
Country Party; whip 1953 - 1965.
Community Activity
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Journalist. Educated at Fort Street and Murwillumbah High Schools; entered journalism, editor of Mullumbimby Star 1932 - 1939; director of Royal Blind Society of New South Wales 1946; president of Blinded Servicemen's Club 1945 - 1960.
Military Service
Served in 2nd Australian Imperial Forces 2/17th Battalion, 9th Division., Middle East., seriously wounded El Alamein.
Honours Received
Officer Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1976
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of Percy Robert, dentist, and Ruby Birbeck. Married Joyce Cooper on 10 July 1946 and had issue, 1 daughter. Presbyterian. Funeral on 26 March 1986.
Additional Information

The Parliament of New South Wales acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of all Aboriginal people, and pays respects to all Elders past and present. We acknowledge the Gadigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parliament of New South Wales stands.