Bruce Cowan

The Honourable

Bruce Cowan

AM
The Honourable; Bruce Cowan; AM
Minister for Agriculture
	In office; 17 December 1975 – 14 May 1976
Premier	Tom Lewis; Sir Eric Willis
Preceded by	Geoff Crawford
Succeeded by	Don Day
Member of the New South Wales Parliament; for Oxley
	In office; 6 November 1965 – 29 August 1980
Preceded by	Les Jordan
Succeeded by	Peter King
Member of the Australian Parliament; for Lyne
	In office; 18 October 1980 – 8 February 1993
Preceded by	Philip Lucock
Succeeded by	Mark Vaile
Personal details
Born	15 January 1926; Taree, New South Wales
Died	7 April 2011 (aged 85); Taree, New South Wales
Nationality	Australian
Political party	National Party of Australia
Occupation	Farmer

David Bruce Cowan, AM (15 January 1926—7 April 2011) was an Australian politician and Minister of the Crown in the cabinets of Tom Lewis and Sir Eric Willis. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for 14 years from 6 November 1965 until his resignation on 29 August 1980 and then for 13 years in the Australian House of Representatives for Lyne for the Country Party of Australia and its successors, the National Country and then National Parties.^[1]

Cowan died on 7 April 2011, a week after O'Farrell was elected Premier of New South Wales.^[2]^[3]

References

Assembly seats
Preceded by Les Jordan	Member for Oxley 1965–1980	Succeeded by Peter King
Political offices
Preceded by Geoff Crawford	Minister for Agriculture 1975–1976	Succeeded by Don Day
New title	Minister for Water Resources 1975–1976	Succeeded by Alan Gordon
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Philip Lucock	Member for Lyne 1980–1993	Succeeded by Mark Vaile