Peter Laurence Black OAM (born 14 June 1943) is an Australian former who served as the member for Murray-Darling in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1999 and 2007. Prior to this, he was mayor of Broken Hill from 1980 until 1999.
Career
Black was born in the Sydney suburb of Hurstville and educated at Sydney Boy's Technical High School and received a Bachelor of Science from the University of New South Wales. He was a Science teacher at Willyama High School in Broken Hill before running for New South Wales Parliament. Black became a Broken Hill Council Alderman in 1977 and served a record 19 years as mayor of Broken Hill from September 1980 until September 1999.
Black represented Murray-Darling from 1999 to 2007 for the Labor Party. He was accused of having a drinking problem by other parliamentarians, including his political opponents. Black lost his seat at the 2007 New South Wales state election, after a redistribution gave the expanded Murray-Darling seat an overall National Party majority.
References
- "Broken Hill City Council: Summary of First Preference and Group Votes for each Candidate". Local Government Election 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- "Council in the red, but will Black come back?". ABC News. Australia. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- "Mr Peter Laurence Black". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- "Controversies of Peter Black". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 March 2004. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
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| Preceded byKevin Clarke | Mayor of Broken Hill 1980 – 1999 |
Succeeded byRon Page |
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| New district | Member for Murray-Darling 1999 – 2007 |
Succeeded byJohn Williams |
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