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Bill Sandwith
William John Sandwith (29 October 1922 – 8 July 1999) was an Australian politician. He was a Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales Division), Liberal member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1976 to 1984. Sandwith was born in Sydney, and worked as an engineer and company director before entering politics. He was a director of the New South Wales Permanent Building Society, the New South Wales Group of Terminating Building Societies, the World Permanent Building Society, Home Owners Insurance Pty Ltd, Residential Insurances Pty Ltd, Management and Financial Services Pty Ltd, and St George Hospital, Sydney, St George District Hospital. In 1960 he joined the Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales Division), Liberal Party, and held executive positions at local, state and federal level, serving on the state council from 1966 to 1976. In 1976 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council. He was Opposition Whip from 1981 until 1984, when he lef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Party Of Australia (New South Wales Division)
The Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales Division), commonly known as the New South Wales Liberals, is the state division of the Liberal Party of Australia in New South Wales. The party currently governs in New South Wales in coalition with the National Party of Australia (NSW). The party is part of the federal Liberal Party which is in opposition nationally. Following the Liberal Party's formation in October 1944, the NSW division of the Liberal Party was formed in January 1945. For the following months, the Democratic Party and Liberal Democratic Party joined the Liberal Party and were replaced by the new party's NSW division. In the 74 years since its foundation the party has won eight state elections to the Labor Party's 13, and has spent 27 years in office (1965 to 1976, 1988 to 1995 and 2011 to the present) to Labor's 46. Eight leaders have become Premier of New South Wales; of those, five, Sir Robert Askin, Nick Greiner, Barry O'Farrell, Mike Baird and Gladys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |