Peter Nixon
Peter Nixon | |
|---|---|
Nixon in 1974 | |
| Minister for Primary Industry | |
| In office 27 September 1979 – 11 March 1983 | |
| Prime Minister | Malcolm Fraser |
| Preceded by | Ian Sinclair |
| Succeeded by | John Kerin |
| Minister for Shipping and Transport | |
| In office 11 November 1975 – 8 December 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Malcolm Fraser |
| Preceded by | Charles Jones |
| Succeeded by | Ralph Hunt |
| In office 5 February 1971 – 5 December 1972 | |
| Prime Minister | John Gorton William McMahon |
| Preceded by | Charles Jones |
| Succeeded by | Ralph Hunt |
| Postmaster-General | |
| In office 11 November 1975 – 22 December 1975 | |
| Prime Minister | Malcolm Fraser |
| Preceded by | Reg Bishop |
| Succeeded by | Victor Garland |
| Minister for the Interior | |
| In office 16 October 1967 – 5 February 1971 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Holt John McEwen John Gorton |
| Preceded by | Doug Anthony |
| Succeeded by | Ralph Hunt |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Gippsland | |
| In office 9 December 1961 – 4 February 1983 | |
| Preceded by | George Bowden |
| Succeeded by | Peter McGauran |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 March 1928 Orbost, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 1 May 2025 (aged 97) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Political party | Country / NCP |
| Spouse |
Sally Dahlsen (m. 1954–2013) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Wesley College, Melbourne |
| Occupation | Grazier, company director |
Peter James Nixon AO (22 March 1928 – 1 May 2025) was an Australian politician and businessman. He served in the House of Representatives from 1961 to 1983, representing the Division of Gippsland as a member of the National Country Party (NCP). He held ministerial office as Minister for the Interior (1967–1971), Shipping and Transport (1971–1972), Postmaster-General (1975), Transport (1975–1979), and Primary Industry (1979–1983).
At the time of his death, Nixon was the earliest elected Country MP still alive, and along with Ian Sinclair he was one of the last two surviving ministers who served under Holt, McEwen, Gorton and McMahon, as well as the First Fraser Ministry.