The Hon. Dr Brian Patrick Victor PEZZUTTI (1947 - )

Date of Birth: 06/01/1947
Place of Birth: Casino, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position	Start	End	Period	Parliament	Notes
Member of the NSW Legislative Council	19 Mar 1988	28 Feb 2003	14yr(s) 11mth(s) 10day(s)	51st (1995 - 1999) 52nd (1999 - 2003)	A Member of the directly elected Legislative Council. Dates of Elections 19 March 1988 and 25 March 1995.
Parliamentary Secretary	26 May 1993	25 Mar 1995	1yr(s) 9mth(s) 28day(s)
Vice President of North Coast Branch Peer Support Foundation	1 Nov 1984	1 Nov 1989	5yr(s) 1day(s)
Chairman of Richmond Hill Bicentennial Celebrations	1 Nov 1988	1 Nov 1988	1day(s)
Joint Standing Committee on Road Safety	1 Nov 1988	1 Nov 1991	3yr(s) 1day(s)
Printing Committee (Chairman 1991 - 1995)	1 Nov 1988	1 Nov 1995	7yr(s) 1day(s)
Standing Committee on State Development (Chairman 1991 - 1993)	1 Nov 1990	1 Nov 1993	3yr(s) 1day(s)
House Committee	1 Nov 1991	1 Nov 1995	4yr(s) 1day(s)
Select Committee on Hospital Waiting Lists	1 Nov 1995	1 Nov 1997	2yr(s) 1day(s)
General Purpose Standing Committee No.2	1 Nov 1997	1 Nov 2000	3yr(s) 1day(s)
Temporary Chair of Committees	1 Nov 1998	1 Nov 1998	1day(s)
Select Committee on Mental Health (Chairman 2001 - 2002)	1 Nov 2001	1 Nov 2002	1yr(s) 1day(s)
Health Care Complaints Commission 1995 - 2002	1 Nov 2001	1 Nov 2002	1yr(s) 1day(s)

Political Party Activity

Liberal Party. Foundation President Lismore Branch 1983-1990, Vice-President 1990 - to present. Member State Executive 1984-1991 & 1997- present.. Member United States Information Agency Young Political Leaders Tour , "The United States Political System 1990 Political Campaign." Member of Government Ministerial Advisory Committees.

Community Activity

Representative of Legislative Council on Council of University of New South Wales: 1991-1995 Student Council Union, Inaugural Board 1994 , Interim Board 1994-1995. Vice-President North Coast Branch Peer Support Foundation 1984-1989. Chairman Richmond Hill Bicentennial Celebrations 1988.

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Medical Practitioner. Bachelor of Medicine; Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S). Specialist in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care. Director of Intensive Care Lismore Base Hospital: 1980-1988. Visiting Medical Officer Lismore Base, St Vincents Lismore and Casino District Memorial Hospital, Parramatta, Prince of Wales, Prince Henry, Eastern Suburbs, Bankstown, Sutherland, Lewisham and Wagga Wagga Hospitals 1970- 1975 . Health service delivery and planning. Promotion of North Coast. Educated at St Mary's Mallanganee Primary School, St John College, Woodlawn 1959 - 1963 (Dux), University of Sydney 1963 - 1969, Faculty of Anaesthetists Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists in 1992. Member of the Professional Conduct Committee of the Law Society 16 January 1992 - 7 December 1992 and 14 January 1993 - 6 May 1993. Recreational interests include gardening, reading, tennis and fishing.

Military Service

Army Reserve 1965. Colonel of the District Health Service Army Reserve of New South Wales, Victoria Barracks. Volunteered and accepted for service Gulf War 1991. Served as part of Australian contingent under the Banner of the United Nations; July - August 1995 & Bougainville 1998. Brigadier Assistant Surgeon General - ADF 2000 - 2004.

Honours Received

National Medal 1978, Reserve Force Decoration with three bars 1986, Australian Service Medal (Rwanda) 1995, Interfet Medal 1999, Australian Active Service Medal (Timor) 1999, Centenary of Federation Medal 2002, National Service Medal 2002, New South Wales Government Meritorious Award for Tsunami Assistance 2005, Paul Harris Fellow (Rotary) 2006

Personal

Son of Victor Dominic Pezzutti and Helena Hilda Bazzo. Married Dr Christine Jillian Spence on 23 February 1976 and had issue, 2 daughters and 2 sons.

Additional Information

First speech

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