Charles Cutler
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The Honourable Sir Charles Cutler KBE, ED |
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| Deputy Premier of New South Wales | |
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In office 13 May 1965 – 16 December 1975 |
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| Premier |
Sir Robert Askin Tom Lewis |
| Preceded by | Patrick Hills |
| Succeeded by | Leon Punch |
| Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Orange |
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In office 3 May 1947 – 16 December 1975 |
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| Preceded by | Robert O'Halloran |
| Succeeded by | Garry West |
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| Born |
20 April 1918 Forbes, New South Wales |
| Died | 23 September 2006 (aged 88) Orange, New South Wales |
| Political party | Country Party |
| Spouse(s) | Dorothy, Lady Cutler |
| Relations | Sir Roden Cutler |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Religion | Anglican |
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Charles Benjamin Cutler KBE, ED (20 April 1918 – 23 September 2006) was an Australian politician, holding office for 28 years as an elected member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Orange. Cutler was Country Party leader for sixteen years and became Minister for Education and Deputy Premier for the next ten years under Premier Robert Askin.
Charles Cutler was born in Forbes in 1918, the son of George Cutler and Elizabeth Booth Cutler. His cousin, Sir Arthur Roden Cutler, was a Victoria Cross recipient and a long-serving Governor of New South Wales. Charles' ministerial service including as Deputy Premier commenced the year before his cousin's appointment as governor, meaning that Charles was in the cabinet that recommended Roden as governor to the Queen and that later Charles was sworn in as a minister in by his governor cousin. At an early age, Charles moved to the nearby regional city of Orange with his family, where he was educated at Orange Rural School and Orange High School. After completing his schooling he gained employment from 1934 until 1939 as an office worker with the Producers Co-Operative Distributing Society Limited of Orange.
Cutler served in World War II, first as a member of the Citizens Military Force (CMF; now known as the Australian Army Reserve) from 1938 to 1940. He went on to serve with the 2nd Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF) from 1940 until 1945 and also the 2/17th Battalion in Tobruk and Syria. He was wounded at El Alamein.
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