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May 03, 1946 Lockhart, New South Wales, Australia Died on 22 Aug 2019 (aged 73)
Australian politician, 10th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
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About Tim Fischer
- Timothy Andrew Fischer, (3 May 1946 – 22 August 2019) was an Australian politician and diplomat who served as leader of the National Party from 1990 to 1999.
- He was Deputy Prime Minister in the Howard Government from 1996 to 1999. Fischer was born in Lockhart, New South Wales.
- He served with the Australian Army in the Vietnam War.
- On his return he bought a farming property at Boree Creek.
- He served in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1971 to 1984.
- Fischer was elected to the House of Representatives at the 1984 election, representing the Division of Farrer until his retirement in 2001.
- He replaced Charles Blunt as leader of the National Party in 1990, and in the Howard Government served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade.
- After leaving politics, Fischer served as chairman of Tourism Australia from 2004 to 2007, and was later Ambassador to the Holy See from 2009 to 2012.
