David Bruce Cowan (born 15 January 1926) is an Australian politician. His daughter Rosemary is married to the Leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party, Barry O'Farrell.
Bruce Cowan was born in Taree, New South Wales. He was educated at Oxley Island Primary School and Taree High School. He worked as a farmer, real estate agent, and stock and station agent.
Cowan was a member of the Country Party of Australia central executive in 1952 - 1953 and...
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David Bruce Cowan (born 15 January 1926) is an Australian politician. His daughter Rosemary is married to the Leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party, Barry O'Farrell.
Bruce Cowan was born in Taree, New South Wales. He was educated at Oxley Island Primary School and Taree High School. He worked as a farmer, real estate agent, and stock and station agent.
Cowan was a member of the Country Party of Australia central executive in 1952 - 1953 and 1958.
During the 1950s and 60s, he served as an Alderman on the Taree Shire Council and its successor the Taree Municipal Council.
In 1965, he was elected to the seat of Oxley in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. He was elected six times, and served as Minister for Agriculture and Minister for Water Resources between 1975 and 1976.
In 1980, Cowan won the National Country Party preselection for the Federal seat of Lyne when Philip Lucock retired from politics. Cowan faced the Labor candidate and councillor Leslie Brown and the Liberal...
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