George Petersen (politician)

George Petersen


Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Illawarra
In office 13 February 1971 – 22 February 1988
Preceded by	New district
Succeeded by	Terry Rumble
Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Kembla
In office 24 February 1968 – 13 January 1971
Preceded by	New district
Succeeded by	District abolished

Personal details
Born	(1921-05-13)13 May 1921 Childers, Queensland, Australia
Died	28 March 2000(2000-03-28) (aged 78) Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia
Political party	Illawarra Workers Party (1987–1988)
Other political affiliations	Communist (1943–1956) Labor (1957–1987)
Awards	Pacific Star
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Branch/service	Australian Army
Years of service	1942–1946
Rank	Signalman
Unit	2/5th Commando Squadron
Battles/wars	World War II Borneo campaign

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Wilfred George Petersen (13 May 1921 – 28 March 2000) was an Australian politician, affiliated with the Labor Party and elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.