Donald Frederick Charles Beck (born 21 March 1936) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the

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from 1984 until 1999. He was a member of The Nationals. Beck was born in Toowoomba. He worked as a refrigeration and electrical contractor in rural Queensland until settling in the Tweed River area in the early 1960s. He served two terms on the

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prior to winning National Party pre-selection for the seat of

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before the general election of 1984. He subsequently won the seat replacing the previous member,

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. The seat was abolished prior to the 1988 election and Beck was then elected the member for Murwillumbah. He held this seat until it was abolished in 1999. Beck then contested Tweed, which was basically a reconfigured version of his old seat. However, he was defeated by Labor's

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. He was a National Serviceman in 1955 and subsequently a member of the Citizens Military Forces.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Beck, Don 1936 births National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of New South Wales Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Living people People from Tweed Heads, New South Wales