Peter White (Australian politician, born 1936)

This article is about the Australian politician. For other uses, see Peter White (disambiguation).

Peter Nicholson Duckett White, MC (19 January 1936 – 13 February 2005) was an Australian Army officer and politician. Born in Brisbane, he was educated at the Royal Military College, Duntroon and the Australian National University in Canberra. He served in the Australian Army from 1954 to 1975, during which time he deployed to Malaya and Vietnam, was awarded the Military Cross, and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. In 1977, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the Liberal member for Southport. He held that position until 1980,^[1] when he was defeated by National Party candidate, Doug Jennings.

Peter White
Member of the Australian Parliament for McPherson
In office 21 February 1981 – 19 February 1990
Preceded by	Eric Robinson
Succeeded by	John Bradford
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Southport
In office 12 November 1977 – 29 November 1980
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Doug Jennings
Personal details
Born	Peter Nicholson Duckett White (1936-01-19)19 January 1936 Brisbane, Queensland
Died	13 February 2005(2005-02-13) (aged 69)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Spouse	Shirley Estelle Mace (m.1964)
Alma mater	Australian National University
Occupation	Soldier
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Branch/service	Australian Army
Years of service	1954–1975
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Commands	1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1973–74)
Battles/wars	Vietnam War
Awards	Military Cross

White then entered federal politics, winning the by-election for the Australian House of Representatives seat of McPherson caused by the death of Liberal minister Eric Robinson. Although challenged by former senator Glen Sheil of the National Country Party, he won the seat safely. He held the seat until his retirement in 1990. White died in 2005.^[2]