Bruce Reid | |
Constituency Mp: | Bendigo |
Parliament: | Australian |
Predecessor: | John Brumby |
Successor: | Steve Gibbons |
Term Start: | 24 March 1990 |
Term End: | 31 August 1998 |
Birth Date: | 1935 7, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Bendigo, Victoria |
Death Place: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia |
Nationality: | Australian |
Party: | Liberal Party |
Occupation: | Retailer |
Nicholas Bruce Reid (30 July 1935 – 24 May 2020)[1] was an Australian politician.
Born in Bendigo, Victoria, he served in the military in 1958 and then became a retailer. In 1976, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council as the Liberal member for Bendigo Province. He remained in the Legislative Council until 1988.[2] In 1990, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for the federal seat of Bendigo, defeating John Brumby.[3]
After the Liberals lost the 1993 federal election, he contested the Liberal leadership with John Howard and John Hewson, but received only one vote.[4]
He held the seat of Bendigo until his retirement in 1998.