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The Hon. Peter Francis WATKINS

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Date of Birth: 15/09/1929
Place of Birth: Campsie, New South Wales, Australia
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Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
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.
Community Activity
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.
Military Service
Honours Received
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.
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.