Ross Free | |
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Member of the Australian Parliament for Macquarie | |
In office 18 October 1980 – 1 December 1984 | |
Preceded by | Reg Gillard |
Succeeded by | Alasdair Webster |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Lindsay | |
In office 1 December 1984 – 2 March 1996 | |
Preceded by | New seat |
Succeeded by | Jackie Kelly |
Personal details | |
Born | Bathurst, New South Wales | 7 March 1943
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Australian Labor Party |
Residence | Blue Mountains |
Alma mater | University of Sydney |
Occupation | Politician, Teacher |
Ross Vincent Free (born 7 March 1943) is a former Australian politician who served as a Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives representing the seat of Macquarie from 1980 until 1984, then Lindsay from 1984 until 1996.[1] He served as a minister from 1990 until 1996 in both the Hawke and Keating ministries.