Russ Gorman

Russ Gorman
Russ Gorman
Member of the Australian Parliament; for Chifley
	In office; 5 March 1983 – 1 December 1984
Preceded by	John Armitage
Succeeded by	Roger Price
Member of the Australian Parliament; for Greenway
	In office; 1 December 1984 – 29 January 1996
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Frank Mossfield
Personal details
Born	20 July 1926; Kandos, New South Wales
Died	3 January 2017 (aged 90); Bowral, New South Wales
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Occupation	Public servant
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Branch/service	Royal Australian Air Force
Years of service	1944–1946
Rank	Leading Aircraftman

Russell Neville Joseph Gorman (20 July 1926 – 3 January 2017) was an Australian politician. Born in Kandos, New South Wales, he served in the military from 1944-46^[1] before becoming an overseer and personnel officer.

In 1983, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for Chifley. In 1984, he transferred to the new seat of Greenway. He held the seat until his retirement in 1996.^[2] Gorman was the last veteran of the Second World War to serve in the House of Representatives.

References

^ World War II Nominal Roll
^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 17 May 2008.

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by John Armitage	Member for Chifley 1983–1984	Succeeded by Roger Price
New division	Member for Greenway 1984–1996	Succeeded by Frank Mossfield

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[roll-1] World War II Nominal Roll

[Psephos-2] Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 17 May 2008.

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