John Williams (New South Wales state politician)
John Williams New South Wales Parliament for Murray-Darling | |
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| In office 24 March 2007 – 6 March 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Black |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
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| Born | 18 August 1948 The Nationals |
John Douglas Williams Nationals member for Murray-Darling from 2007 to 2015.[1]
Williams was born on 18 August 1948 in
University of New England
.
At the
Labor to marginal National. At the election, he defeated incumbent Labor MP Peter Black on a swing of nearly nine percent, turning Murray-Darling into a safe National seat at one stroke. He was handily reelected in 2011
, increasing his majority to 17 percent.
In July 2014 it was revealed that Williams had verbally attacked then Coalition cabinet minister Robyn Parker with a sexist slur in April 2014, at a meeting in Parliament House during his bid for pre-selection for the New South Wales Legislative Council. He was endorsed as a National Party candidate for the Legislative Council, although in the unwinnable fourth position on the ticket, and was defeated accordingly at the election.[3]
Williams is married to Helen. He has two children and two grandchildren.
Williams now resides in Mildura where he was recently elected president of the Mildura Golf Club.
References
- ^ "Mr John Douglas Williams (1948- )". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Mr John Douglas WILLIAMS MP". Parliament @ Work. Education Services Australia. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ Needham, Kirsty (4 July 2014). "Sexist slur made by Nationals MP John Williams against female cabinet minister Robyn Parker". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
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