Bruce Cowan
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The Honourable Bruce Cowan AM |
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| Minister for Agriculture | |
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In office 17 December 1975 – 14 May 1976 |
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| Premier |
Tom Lewis Sir Eric Willis |
| Preceded by | Geoff Crawford |
| Succeeded by | Don Day |
| Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Oxley |
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In office 6 November 1965 – 29 August 1980 |
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| Preceded by | Les Jordan |
| Succeeded by | Peter King |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Lyne |
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In office 18 October 1980 – 8 February 1993 |
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| 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 |
| Religion | Church of England |
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.
Bruce Cowan was born in January 1926 in Taree, New South Wales, the son of a farmer, David Cowan, and Bessie Kent. He was educated at Oxley Island Public School and Taree High School and thereafter worked as a farmer, a real estate agent, and stock and station agent.
He became a prominent member of the community, becoming the country real estate agents representative on the New South Wales Council of Auctioneers, the President of Oxley Island Primary Producers Union Branch, Secretary of Oxley Island Drainage Union and as a Member of the Taree Rotary Club for 37 years. He married Laura Bidner on 5 June 1954 and had two daughters, one of whom, Rosemary, married the future Leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party and Premier of New South Wales, Barry O'Farrell. After Laura died in a car accident in 1987 he remarried, to Jan Churchill, who became a wonderful helper to him in his work as an MP.
Cowan's interest in politics began when he joined the Country Party of Australia, becoming a member of the central executive in 1952, 1953 and 1958. He ran for the local government elections and became an Alderman on Taree Municipal Council from 1957 to 1965, later rising to become Deputy Mayor from 1959 to 1965.
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