Peter Cox (politician)
Peter Francis Cox AO (4 December 1925 – 6 October 2008)[1] was a politician in New South Wales, Australia.
Early life
Cox was born in
Political career
In 1949 Cox joined the
Labor Party. He won preselection for the New South Wales state seat of Auburn at 39 and entered the Legislative Assembly at the 1965 election, when Labor, then led by Jack Renshaw, lost power. He retained the seat until his retirement in 1988.[3]
Cox became the opposition transport spokesman in 1968 and was noted for his catchphrases such as the "rustbucket railway" and "Calga deathway",
Personal life and death
Cox married Olive May Murphy on 16 September 1961 and they would have five children. After his retirement he worked with the Maryfield Recovery Centre in Campbelltown and was a Director of St Joseph’s Hospital, Auburn.[4]
Cox died in Mona Vale on October 6, 2008 (aged 82), survived by Olive and their five children.[1]
Honours
He was made an Officer of the
Knight of St. Gregory.[4]
Notes
- ^ a b c d "The Hon. Peter Francis Cox (1925-2008)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Minister considered one of the best". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 October 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Auburn". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Stapleton, Damien. "Peter Cox, 1925-2008". Australian Society for the Study of Labour History. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) entry for Mr Peter Francis Cox". Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 13 June 1988. Retrieved 16 March 2022.