Peter Durack

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The Hon. Peter Durack QC
Durack in 1948
Attorney-General of Australia
In office 6 September 1977 – 11 March 1983
Prime Minister	Malcolm Fraser
Preceded by	Robert Ellicott
Succeeded by	Gareth Evans
Born	October 20, 1926 (1926-10-20) (age 81) Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia

The Hon. Peter Drew Durack, QC (born 20 October 1926)^[1] is a former Australian Liberal politician and Commonwealth Attorney General. He was Minister for Repatriation from July to October 1976, when his title was changed to Minister for Veterans' Affairs. He served in the Australian Senate from 1 July 1970 to 30 June 1993 making him one of the longest serving Australian senators. He was deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate from 1983-87 and 1990-92.

Prior to his Commonwealth parliamentary career Durack served in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1965 to 1968 as member for Perth.

He is an old boy of Aquinas College, Perth and was a Rhodes Scholar.

Durack has written several books, dealing with legal issues and the Mabo court case, with which he was involved during his time as Attorney General.

• Evidence. ISBN 0-644-01371-0 / ISBN 0644013710
• The external affairs power ISBN 0-909536-47-3 / ISBN 0909536473
• Mabo and after (with Tony Rutherford). ISBN 0-909536-36-8 / ISBN 0909536368

[edit] Family

Durack is a grandson of Kimberley pioneer Jeremiah Durack, who was an uncle of Michael Patrick Durack (1865 - 1950)^[2]. He is therefore a cousin of Mary and Elizabeth Durack.

[edit] See also

• List of longest-serving members of the Australian Senate

[edit] References

Political offices
Preceded by Kevin Newman	Minister for Repatriation/Veterans' Affairs 1976 – 1977	Succeeded by Victor Garland
Preceded by Robert Ellicott	Attorney-General 1977 – 1983	Succeeded by Gareth Evans