Education
Born in Manchester, England, he migrated to Australia and attended the University of Sydney.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Maurice Neil
Edit ProfileCareer
He became a barrister and also served as a migration officer for New South Wales in London. He served in the military 1966-1975, including voluntary time in Vietnam as a Platoon Commander in the Royal Australian Infantry. He also served on the NSW Council for the Ageing, the NSW Council for Civil Liberties and the Australian branch of the International Commission of Jurists.
Parliamentary In 1975, he was pre-selected as Liberal Party candidate for the Labour held federal seat of Street.George, in Sydney"s Southern suburbs, from a strong field of eleven candidates.
In the subsequent federal election, in December 1975, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for Street George, narrowly defeating Labor"s Bill Morrison by 56 votes, after distribution of preferences. In the 1977 federal election, despite an adverse electorate boundary redistribution, he withstood a challenge from the previous member for Grayndler, Tony Whitlam, to retain Street.George with an increased majority of 2665 votes, after distribution of preferences.
Neil was defeated by Morrison in the 1980 election.
Membership
He was a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Australian War Memorial from 31.8.1976 to 30.6.1980 and a Member of the Council of Trustees of the Australian War Memorial from 1.7.1980 to 30.6.1981.
-
Born
-
Nationality
Australia -
Political Party
Liberal party