Cyril Rushton
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Cyril Rushton | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Premier of Western Australia | |
| In office 25 January 1982 – 25 February 1983 | |
| Premier | Ray O'Connor |
| Preceded by | Ray O'Connor |
| Succeeded by | Mal Bryce |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia | |
| In office 8 May 1965 – 25 February 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Gerald Wild |
| Succeeded by | Fred Tubby |
| Constituency | Dale |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 November 1922 |
| Died | 23 August 1992 (aged 69) |
| Party | Liberal |
Edgar Cyril Rushton (23 November 1922 – 23 August 1992) was an Australian politician who was a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1965 to 1988. He served as a minister in the governments of Charles Court and Ray O'Connor, including as deputy premier to O'Connor from 1982 to 1983.
Born in Denmark, in Western Australia's Great Southern region, Rushton attended schools in Denmark, Mount Barker, and Katanning, before boarding at Scotch College in Perth.[1] He served in the military during the Second World War, initially as a signaller in the Australian Army, and then as a navigator (rank leading aircraftman) in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).[2][3] On returning to Australia, Rushton worked at the Bank of New South Wales, initially in country areas and then closer to Perth. He served on the Armadale-Kelmscott Shire Council 1958 to 1966, including as shire president from 1964 to 1965.