Reg Gillard
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Macquarie
In office
13 December 1975 – 18 October 1980
Preceded byTony Luchetti
Succeeded byRoss Free
Personal details
Born(1920-03-13)13 March 1920
Died16 August 2001(2001-08-16) (aged 81)
Lithgow
NationalityAustralian
PartyLiberal Party of Australia
SpouseIrene
ChildrenDavid, Robyn, Louise and Craig
ResidenceLithgow
OccupationManaging partner

Reginald Gillard (13 March 1920 – 16 August 2001) was an Australian politician. Born in Lithgow, New South Wales, he was a managing partner before his military service (1941–1946).[citation needed] Long prominent in local politics, he served as mayor of Lithgow City Council from 1969 to 1972, and again from 1973 to 1976.[citation needed]

In 1975, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for Macquarie. He held the seat until his defeat at the 1980 election by Labor's Ross Free.[citation needed]

Gillard was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 1998 Australia Day Honours for "service to local government, the community and the Australian parliament".[1] In September 2000 he received the Australian Sports Medal for his "service to administration of lawn bowls".[2]

Gillard died in 2001.[3] He was not related to Julia Gillard, the former prime minister of Australia.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Reginald Gillard". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Reginald Gillard, OAM". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  3. ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 23 May 2008.