Ray Braithwaite

Raymond Allen Braithwaite OAM (born 6 December 1933) is a former Australian politician.

Ray Braithwaite OAM
Member of the Australian Parliament for Dawson
In office 13 December 1975 – 29 January 1996
Preceded by	Rex Patterson
Succeeded by	De-Anne Kelly
Personal details
Born	(1933-12-06) 6 December 1933 (age 91) Finch Hatton, Queensland
Nationality	Australian
Political party	National Party of Australia
Occupation	Chartered accountant

Born at Finch Hatton, Queensland, he was a chartered accountant before entering politics. In 1964 he was elected to Mackay City Council, where he remained until 1969. He also served in the military. In 1975, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the National Country Party member for Dawson, defeating Labor minister Rex Patterson. He held the seat until his retirement in 1996.^[1]

In his valedictory speech in parliament, Braithwaite thanked the ALP for nominating candidates against him in Dawson who were easy for him to beat at every election he contested.