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May 27, 1904 Lowther, New South Wales, Australia Died on 11 Jul 1984 (aged 80)
Australian politician
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About Tony Luchetti
- Anthony Sylvester "Tony" Luchetti, AM (27 May 1904 – 11 July 1984) was a long serving Australian federal member of parliament. Born of Italian/Irish parentage in Lowther, New South Wales, Luchetti was educated in the Catholic school system before working in jobs as varied as miner and journalist.
- Involved in the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from an early age, Luchetti was elected to the Lithgow City Council and served on the New South Wales ALP Executive from 1929-31. Luchetti developed a close friendship with the local federal Member of Parliament, the future Prime Minister Ben Chifley, and served as Chifley's campaign manager for the electoral Division of Macquarie for two elections.
- However, following a split in the New South Wales Labor ranks led by New South Wales Premier Jack Lang, Luchetti, a Lang supporter, stood against Chifley.
- The Labor vote split between the two candidates, enabling the opposition United Australia Party candidate, John Lawson, to win the seat.
- The two would remain on less than cordial terms for the rest of Chifley's life.
- Luchetti remained active in the Labor movement, however, and following the death of Chifley in 1951, Luchetti won Labor pre-selection for the Macquarie electorate and the subsequent by-election and served as the member for Macquarie until his retirement in 1975.
