Laurence John "Laurie" Brereton (born 29 May 1946), Australian politician, was a state minister, a federal member of cabinet, and kingmaker in the election of several Australian Labor Party leaders, including Paul Keating and Mark Latham. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1990 to October 2004, representing the Division of Kingsford Smith, New South Wales.
Brereton was born in the Sydney ...
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Laurence John "Laurie" Brereton (born 29 May 1946), Australian politician, was a state minister, a federal member of cabinet, and kingmaker in the election of several Australian Labor Party leaders, including Paul Keating and Mark Latham. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1990 to October 2004, representing the Division of Kingsford Smith, New South Wales.
Brereton was born in the Sydney suburb of Kensington, New South Wales, and was educated at De La Salle College, Coogee, now defunct. He was apprenticed and worked as an electrical tradesman to the Sydney County Council, a former council-owned retailer of electricity in inner Sydney.
Brereton served in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as member for Randwick from 1970 to 1971 and Heffron from 1973 to 1990. He was Minister for Health 1981-84, Minister for Roads 1983-84 and 1984-87, Minister for Public Works 1984-87 and Minister for Employment 1984.
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