The Hon. Peter Francis WATKINS (1929 - )

Date of Birth: 15/09/1929
Place of Birth: Campsie, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position	Start	End	Period	Parliament	Notes
Member of the NSW Legislative Council	6 Nov 1978	1 Jul 1987	8yr(s) 7mth(s) 26day(s)		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.

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.

Personal

Son of Jack and Daisy Watkins. Married Shirley May on 29 November 1952 and had issue, 2 daughters and 3 sons.

Additional Information

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