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Mr Peter Maurice KING (1940 - 2018)

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Date of Birth: 18/01/1940
Place of Birth: Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 24/09/2018
Place of Death: Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Member for Oxley 21 Feb 1981 28 Aug 1981 6 months 8 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 21 Feb 1981 28 Aug 1981 6 months 8 days
Political Party Activity
Country Party.
Community Activity
Rotary, Apex, Sea Scouts and Port Macquarie Parkinson's Support Group.
Qualifications, occupations and interests

Surveyor and civil engineer.

Founder of King and Campbell, a Port Macquarie based consultancy practice that provides project management, urban design, planning, civil engineering, architecture, landscape architecture, land surveying and interior design services.

Interests included - Fishing, wind and body surfing, and art.

Military Service
Honours Received
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Alderman on Port Macquarie Council 1977 until 1991. Was instrumental in forming the North Coast Regional Organisation of Councils.
Personal
Married Saima Aavik. Had 3 children (2 daughters and 1 son).
Additional Information
Won the seat of Oxley following a by election when his predecessor Bruce Cowan, the father-in-law of former Premier Barry O’Farrell, resigned to successfully contested the House of Representatives seat of Lyne. His short career as a member of the Legislative Assembly was due to the electoral re-distribution for the 1981 general election. The neighbouring Country Party seat of Raleigh was abolished and the incumbent Jim Brown successfully challenged Peter King for preselection to contest Oxley on 19 September 1981.

The Parliament of New South Wales acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of all Aboriginal people, and pays respects to all Elders past and present. We acknowledge the Gadigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parliament of New South Wales stands.