Date of Birth: 21/03/1932
Place of Birth: Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 23/11/2017
Place of Death: Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Member for Wagga Wagga |
25 Mar 1995 |
05 Mar 1999 |
3 years 11 months 9 days |
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| Minister for Sport, Recreation and Racing |
03 Jul 1992 |
26 May 1993 |
10 months 24 days |
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| Minister for Housing |
24 Jun 1992 |
03 Jul 1992 |
10 days |
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| Minister for Housing |
06 Jun 1991 |
24 Jun 1992 |
1 year 19 days |
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| Member for Wagga Wagga |
25 May 1991 |
03 Mar 1995 |
3 years 9 months 7 days |
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| Minister for Housing |
25 Mar 1988 |
06 Jun 1991 |
3 years 2 months 13 days |
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| Member for Wagga Wagga |
19 Mar 1988 |
03 May 1991 |
3 years 1 month 15 days |
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| Member for Wagga Wagga |
24 Mar 1984 |
22 Feb 1988 |
3 years 10 months 30 days |
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| Member for Wagga Wagga |
19 Sep 1981 |
05 Mar 1984 |
2 years 5 months 16 days |
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| Member for Wagga Wagga |
07 Oct 1978 |
28 Aug 1981 |
2 years 10 months 22 days |
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| Member for Wagga Wagga |
01 May 1976 |
12 Sep 1978 |
2 years 4 months 13 days |
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| Member for Wagga Wagga |
06 Dec 1975 |
02 Apr 1976 |
3 months 28 days |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly |
06 Dec 1975 |
05 Mar 1999 |
23 years 3 months |
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Political Party Activity
Liberal Party. Joined party in 1973. Honorary secretary, vice president and publicity officer 1973 - 1975. Shadow Minister for Housing and Co-operatives, Local Government, Agriculture, Lands, Water Resources, Forests and Fisheries, Trade, Employment and Technology Industrial Relations and Energy.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Primary Schoolteacher. Educated at Mudgee St Michaels 1937, Temora Primary 1940, Wagga Wagga Primary School 1941, Wagga Wagga High School 1943 and Wagga Wagga Teacher's College 1949 - 1950. Previously primary school teacher, business proprietor and farmer/ grazier. Chairman of Riverina Cancer Care Community Trust 1999-). Recreational interests include tennis, stud cattle breeding and fishing.
Military Service
Wagga Wagga High School Cadets
Honours Received
Freeman of City of Wagga Wagga 1999; Honorary Doctorate (honoris causa) of Charles Sturt University. 1999. Order of Australia (OAM) Medal 2003.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of Joseph William Schipp. Married Rhonda Daisy Lange on 13 November 1954 at Wagga Wagga, and had issue 2 sons.
Additional Information
Electorate description: Rural. Located within Southern Slopes Statistical
Agricultural Area. Principal centres: city of Wagga Wagga and towns of
Coolamon, Junee, Kapooka, Kooringal, Tarcutta.
Area: 7,601 sq km Population: 56,155 Enrolment: 36,830
Member of Former Members Association of New South Wales Parliament.
Papers in the Charles Sturt University Regional Archives:
http://www.csu.edu.au/research/archives/collection/regional/records/political
