Lloyd Lange
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William Lloyd Lange is a former Australia
n politician. He was a Liberal
member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
from 1974 to 1986, serving as Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council from 1981 to 1984, and as Opposition Spokesman for Minerals and Energy and Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party from 1984 to 1986.
Lange was born in Wagga Wagga
to Herbert Norman Lange and Dorothy Olive White. He was educated at Wagga Wagga High School and Sydney Technical College
, training as an accountant
. On 22 November 1963 he married Pamela Marion Daley, with whom he has five children. In 1970 he became Chairman of the Liberal Party's New South Wales Rural Committee and the party's Country Vice President.
In 1974, Lange was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council
. He became the Opposition's Leader in the upper house in 1981, and in 1984 became Deputy Leader and Spokesman for Minerals and Energy. He resigned from the Council in 1986. He was appointed Chairman of the New South Wales Coal Compensation Board and Deputy Chairman of the New South Wales Government Insurance Office in 1988. He left the Insurance Office in 1992 to become Director of Abigail Group Ltd. He has also been involved with Sydney Airports Corporation as director since 1998.
Australia
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n politician. He was a Liberal
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
New South Wales Legislative Council
The New South Wales Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. The Assembly is referred to as the lower house and the Council as...
from 1974 to 1986, serving as Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council from 1981 to 1984, and as Opposition Spokesman for Minerals and Energy and Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party from 1984 to 1986.
Lange was born in Wagga Wagga
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Wagga Wagga is a city in New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Murrumbidgee River, and with an urban population of 46,735 people, Wagga Wagga is the state's largest inland city, as well as an important agricultural, military, and transport hub of Australia...
to Herbert Norman Lange and Dorothy Olive White. He was educated at Wagga Wagga High School and Sydney Technical College
Sydney Technical College
The Sydney Technical College was a name used by Australia's oldest technical education institution.It began as the Sydney Mechanics' Institute in 1843...
, training as an accountant
Accountant
An accountant is a practitioner of accountancy or accounting , which is the measurement, disclosure or provision of assurance about financial information that helps managers, investors, tax authorities and others make decisions about allocating resources.The Big Four auditors are the largest...
. On 22 November 1963 he married Pamela Marion Daley, with whom he has five children. In 1970 he became Chairman of the Liberal Party's New South Wales Rural Committee and the party's Country Vice President.
In 1974, Lange was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council
New South Wales Legislative Council
The New South Wales Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. The Assembly is referred to as the lower house and the Council as...
. He became the Opposition's Leader in the upper house in 1981, and in 1984 became Deputy Leader and Spokesman for Minerals and Energy. He resigned from the Council in 1986. He was appointed Chairman of the New South Wales Coal Compensation Board and Deputy Chairman of the New South Wales Government Insurance Office in 1988. He left the Insurance Office in 1992 to become Director of Abigail Group Ltd. He has also been involved with Sydney Airports Corporation as director since 1998.