Fred Nile
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The Reverend and Honourable Fred Nile MLC |
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| Member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales | |
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Assumed office 21 October 2004 |
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In office 19 September 1981 – 30 August 2004 |
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| Deputy President of the Legislative Council of New South Wales | |
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Assumed office 28 November 2007 |
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| President | Don Harwin |
| Preceded by | New position |
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| Born |
Frederick John Nile 15 September 1934 Kings Cross, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Party (CDP) |
| Spouse(s) | Elaine Nile 1958–2011 (her death) ; Silvana Nero (15 December 2013 – present) |
| Children | 3 (m); 1 (f) |
| Occupation | Politician, Christian minister |
| Religion | Christianity (Congregationalism) |
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| Allegiance |
 Australia
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| Service/branch |
Australian Army Citizen's Military Force |
| Years of service | 1952–1954; 1954–1972 |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | OC., D Coy, 4 RNSW Regt |
Frederick John "Fred" Nile ED MLC (born 15 September 1934) is an Australian politician and ordained Christian minister. Nile has been a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 1981, except for a period in 2004 when he resigned to unsuccessfully contest the Australian Senate at the 2004 federal election. Nile was re-elected at the March 2007 state election and is currently Assistant President of the Legislative Council. He is the longest-serving member of the New South Wales parliament. In November 2009 he stated his decision to retire in 2015, but later announced his decision to accept the Christian Democratic Party (CDP) nomination for the NSW Legislative Council at the New South Wales State Election on 28 March 2015.
Nile was born in Kings Cross, New South Wales and was educated at Mascot Public and Cleveland Street High School (1940–1949). In 1952, during the Korean War, at age 17, Nile volunteered to join the National Service in 1952 and then transferred to the CMF / reserves and qualified for the rank of major, before retiring in 1972. Nile attended the NSW Congregational Theological College, the NSW United Faculty of Theology and the University of New England. He was awarded a Licentiate of Theology by the Melbourne College of Divinity.
Nile was ordained as a Congregational minister in 1964. From 1964 to 1967 he was national director of the Australian Christian Endeavour Movement, a Protestant youth leadership training organisation. In 1967–68 he was assistant director of the Billy Graham Crusade in Sydney before being employed as director of the Congregational Board of Evangelism in New South Wales. In 1970–71, he was involved in social work as director of the Methodist Mission to the People of New South Wales and, from 1971 to 1973, was Director of Outreach and Evangelism, Sydney City Wesley Central Methodist Mission.
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