Tom Lewis (Australian politician)
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The Honourable Tom Lewis AO |
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| 33rd Premier of New South Wales | |
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In office 3 January 1975 – 23 January 1976 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Deputy |
Sir Charles Cutler Leon Punch |
| Preceded by | Sir Robert Askin |
| Succeeded by | Sir Eric Willis |
| Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Wollondilly |
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In office 26 October 1957 – 7 September 1978 |
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| Preceded by | Blake Pelly |
| Succeeded by | Bill Knott |
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Thomas Lancelot Lewis 23 January 1922 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Died | 25 April 2016 (aged 94) |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Spouse(s) | Stephanie Spector, Yutta (formerly Anton) |
| Relations |
Essington Lewis (uncle) Sandy Lewis (brother) |
| Parents | Lancelot Ashley Lewis and Grace Margaret (Gretta) Lewis nee Laidlaw |
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| Allegiance |
 Australia
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| Service/branch | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1941–1946 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit |
1st Armoured Division 2/3rd Commando Squadron |
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Thomas Lancelot "Tom" Lewis AO (23 January 1922 – 25 April 2016) was a New South Wales politician, Premier of New South Wales and minister in the cabinets of Sir Robert Askin and Sir Eric Willis. He became Premier following Askin's retirement from politics and held the position until he was replaced by Willis in a party vote. Lewis was first elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the Electoral district of Wollondilly for the Liberal Party of Australia from 1957 until his resignation in 1978.
He was born in Adelaide, the son of Lancelot Ashley and Gretta Lewis, and was educated at St Peter's College, Adelaide, from 1931 to 1940. Subsequently he managed the property of his uncle, Essington Lewis, Managing Director of BHP and Director-General of Munitions during World War II. He was a member of the Australian Imperial Force from 1940 to 1946 and served in Sydney, Celebes, Java and Borneo as a lieutenant. He was on the staff of the Embassy of Australia, Washington, D.C., from 1946 to 1951.
Lewis was elected as the member for Wollondilly representing the Liberal Party of Australia in 1957. When the Askin Government came to power in 1965, Lewis was given relatively junior portfolios of Lands and Mines. As lands minister he was responsible for setting up the National Parks and Wildlife Service in 1967. In 1970, he set up the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife as an independent not-for-profit organisation, in order to be the fundraising arm of the National Parks and Wildlife Service. In 1972, Tourism was added to his ministerial responsibilities when Eric Willis moved to Education.
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