The Hon. Eric Lance BEDFORD (1928 - 2006)**

Date of Birth: 19/02/1928 Place of Birth: Concord, New South Wales, Australia Date of Death: 08/07/2006 Place of Death: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position Start End Period Notes Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 24 Feb 1968 31 Dec 1985 17yr(s) 10mth(s) 8day(s) Member for Fairfield 24 Feb 1968 13 Jan 1971 2yr(s) 10mth(s) 21day(s) 42nd (1968 - 1971) Member for Fairfield 13 Feb 1971 19 Oct 1973 2yr(s) 8mth(s) 7day(s) 43rd (1971 - 1973) Member for Fairfield 17 Nov 1973 2 Apr 1976 2yr(s) 4mth(s) 17day(s) 44th (1973 - 1976) Member for Fairfield 1 May 1976 12 Sep 1978 2yr(s) 4mth(s) 12day(s) 45th (1976 - 1978) Member for Fairfield 7 Oct 1978 28 Aug 1981 2yr(s) 10mth(s) 22day(s) 46th (1978 - 1981) Member for Cabramatta 19 Sep 1981 5 Mar 1984 2yr(s) 5mth(s) 16day(s) 47th (1981 - 1984) Member for Cabramatta 24 Mar 1984 31 Dec 1985 1yr(s) 9mth(s) 8day(s) 48th (1984 - 1988) Minister for Education 14 May 1976 19 Oct 1978 2yr(s) 5mth(s) 6day(s) Minister for Education 19 Oct 1978 29 Feb 1980 1yr(s) 4mth(s) 11day(s) Minister for Planning and Environment 29 Feb 1980 2 Oct 1981 1yr(s) 7mth(s) 4day(s) Minister for Planning and Environment 2 Oct 1981 1 Feb 1983 1yr(s) 4mth(s) Minister for Planning and Environment 1 Feb 1983 10 Feb 1984 1yr(s) 10day(s) Minister for Education 10 Feb 1984 5 Apr 1984 1mth(s) 27day(s) Minister for Industry and Decentralisation and Minister for Small Business and Technology 5 Apr 1984 31 Dec 1985 1yr(s) 8mth(s) 27day(s)

Political Party Activity

Australian Labor Party (ALP). Joined Fairfield South branch in 1958. Member of Camden Haven branch of ALP. Life member of ALP in 2000. Branch secretary. Federal Electorate Council secretary and president. Member of Central Executive (New South Wales) Branch 1966 - 1967. Campaign Director for Gough Whitlam (former Prime Minister of Australia) in 1966. Committee member as adviser to Minister for Aging 1996 - 2001.

Community Activity

Councillor of New South Wales Geographical Society 1965 - 1985, Chairman, Port Macquarie Race Club 1988 - 1998. Chairman, Hastings Higher Education Association 1997 - 2000.

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Retired school teacher. Educated at Strathfield South Primary School, Fort Street Boys' High School, Sydney Teachers' College, University of New England B.A (1959). Joined education department on 1947, teacher at various country centres 1947 - 1958, Liverpool Boys High School 1958 until 1963, Bankstown Girls High School 1963 until 1968, Councillor with New South Wales Geographical Society. Recreational interests include fishing.

Military Service

Officer of Cadets 1953. Cadet Brigade 1959 - 1968

Local Government Activity

Chairman, Local Government Grants Commission 1985 - 1990

Personal

Son of Roy Oswald Bedford, lamp trimmer and electrician, and Clara Rosiland Bounds. Married Muriel Glennon on 6 May 1950 and they had 3 daughters. Methodist.

Additional Information

President, Former Members of NSW Parliament Association 1999 - 2001

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