Peter Black (Australian politician)
Australian politician
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Peter Laurence Black OAM (born 14 June 1943) is an Australian former who served as the member for Murray-Darling in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1999 and 2007. Prior to this, he was mayor of Broken Hill from 1980 until 1999.[1]
Peter Black | |
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Official portrait, c. 1999 | |
| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Murray-Darling | |
| In office 27 March 1999 – 24 March 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Seat created |
| Succeeded by | John Williams |
| Mayor of Broken Hill | |
| In office September 1980 – September 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Kevin Clarke |
| Succeeded by | Ron Page |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peter Laurence Black 14 June 1943 Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia |
| Party | Labor |
| Education | Sydney Technical High School |
| Alma mater | University of New South Wales |
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Career
Black was born in the Sydney suburb of Hurstville and educated at Sydney Boy's Technical High School and received a Bachelor of Science from the University of New South Wales. He was a Science teacher at Willyama High School in Broken Hill before running for New South Wales Parliament. Black became a Broken Hill Council Alderman in 1977 and served a record 19 years as mayor of Broken Hill from September 1980 until September 1999.[2]
Black represented Murray-Darling from 1999 to 2007 for the Labor Party.[3] He was accused of having a drinking problem by other parliamentarians, including his political opponents.[4] Black lost his seat at the 2007 New South Wales state election, after a redistribution gave the expanded Murray-Darling seat an overall National Party majority.
