Charles Cutler
Sir Charles Benjamin Cutler (born April 20, 1918 in Forbes , † September 23, 2006 in Orange ) was an Australian politician and from 1965 to 1975 Deputy Prime Minister of the Australian province of New South Wales .
School, military and personal life
After attending school, Cutler served in the Australian Army during World War II and was wounded in the Battle of El Alamein . After the war he rose to 1960 in the Australian Army Reserve (CMF or AAR) to lieutenant colonel. In addition to his professional activities as an employee of an insurance company, the father of four children a. A. as a sports reporter for a local newspaper and as president of a rugby association.
Political career
On May 3, 1947, Cutler was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales for the Country Party . When he retired from the Legislative Assembly on December 16, 1975 after 28 years, 7 months and 14 days, he had ten re-elections for his Orange constituency.
In 1958 he was first vice-chairman of the Country Party and was then chairman of the party between 1959 and 1975.
On May 13, 1965, Cutler became Deputy Prime Minister of New South Wales and Minister of Education in the government of the newly elected Liberal Prime Minister Robert Askin . In later years he also held the offices of Minister for Local Government, Highways and Tourism in the government of his home province. He also served as Acting Prime Minister and Treasury Minister from 1968 to 1972 during Prime Minister Askin's absences. He also resigned from his government offices on December 16, 1975.
He was replaced by Leon Punch in 1975 as both party chairman and deputy prime minister.
For his services to Australian politics, Charles Cutler was made Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in 1973 and was henceforth allowed to use the title "Sir" in his name.
Next life
After retiring from active politics, Charles Cutler first became a director of the Sun Alliance Insurance Group in 1976 and, from 1978 to 1988, chairman of this insurance company.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cutler, Charles |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cutler, Sir Charles Benjamin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 20, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Forbes / New South Wales |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 23, 2006 |
| Place of death | Orange / New South Wales |