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- Eric_Willis abstract "Sir Eric Archibald Willis KBE, CMG (15 January 1922 – 10 May 1999) was an Australian politician, Cabinet Minister and the 34th Premier of New South Wales, serving from 23 January 1976 to 14 May 1976. Born in Murwillumbah in 1922, Willis was educated at Murwillumbah High School and the University of Sydney, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts with double honours. Enlisting during the Second World War, Willis served on the homefront and later served in New Guinea and the Philippines. He continued to serve the Citizen Military Forces until 1958.After serving a period as a geographer, Willis was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Liberal member for Earlwood in 1950. He rose to become a long-serving Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party from 1959 to 1975 under Robert Askin. When the Coalition won the 1965 election, Willis was made a Minister of the Crown as Chief Secretary, Minister for Labour and Industry, Tourism and Sport but rose to prominence in his role as Minister for Education from 1972 to 1976. When Askin retired in 1975, Willis failed in his attempts to succeed him.Following the ousting of Askin's successor, Tom Lewis, by the party, Willis was elected as the Parliamentary Leader of the Liberal Party and subsequently became Premier. However, after only four months in office, his Liberal/National Country Party Coalition was defeated at the 1976 election by the Labor Party under Neville Wran. Continuing as Leader of the Opposition, Willis resigned in 1977 and retired from politics a year later. Thereafter he served in various organisations and directorships until his death in May 1999.".
- Eric_Willis activeYearsEndDate "1976-01-23".
- Eric_Willis activeYearsEndDate "1976-05-14".
- Eric_Willis activeYearsEndDate "1977-12-16".
- Eric_Willis activeYearsEndDate "1978-06-16".
- Eric_Willis activeYearsStartDate "1950-06-17".
- Eric_Willis activeYearsStartDate "1972-06-19".
- Eric_Willis activeYearsStartDate "1976-01-23".
- Eric_Willis activeYearsStartDate "1976-05-14".
- Eric_Willis award 1939%E2%80%9345_Star.
- Eric_Willis award Australia_Service_Medal_1939%E2%80%9345.
- Eric_Willis award Defence_Medal_(United_Kingdom).
- Eric_Willis award Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George.
- Eric_Willis award Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- Eric_Willis award Pacific_Star.
- Eric_Willis award War_Medal_1939%E2%80%931945.
- Eric_Willis battle New_Guinea_campaign.
- Eric_Willis battle Philippines_Campaign_(1944%E2%80%9345).
- Eric_Willis battle World_War_II.
- Eric_Willis birthDate "1922-01-15".
- Eric_Willis birthPlace Australia.
- Eric_Willis birthPlace Murwillumbah.
- Eric_Willis birthPlace New_South_Wales.
- Eric_Willis birthYear "1922".
- Eric_Willis country Australia.
- Eric_Willis country New_South_Wales.
- Eric_Willis deathDate "1999-05-10".
- Eric_Willis deathPlace New_South_Wales.
- Eric_Willis deathYear "1999".
- Eric_Willis deputy John_Maddison.
- Eric_Willis deputy Leon_Punch.
- Eric_Willis governor Roden_Cutler.
- Eric_Willis militaryBranch Australian_Army.
- Eric_Willis militaryRank Major.
- Eric_Willis militaryUnit Australian_Army_Intelligence_Corps.
- Eric_Willis militaryUnit Australian_Army_Reserve.
- Eric_Willis monarch Elizabeth_II.
- Eric_Willis office "24th Leader of the Opposition of New South Wales".
- Eric_Willis orderInOffice "(Elections: 1976)".
- Eric_Willis orderInOffice "34th Premier of New South Wales".
- Eric_Willis orderInOffice "Minister for Education".
- Eric_Willis party Liberal_Party_of_Australia.
- Eric_Willis region Electoral_district_of_Earlwood.
- Eric_Willis relation Max_Willis.
- Eric_Willis successor Ken_Gabb.
- Eric_Willis successor Neil_Pickard.
- Eric_Willis successor Neville_Wran.
- Eric_Willis successor Peter_Coleman.
- Eric_Willis thumbnail Sir_Eric.jpg?width=300.
- Eric_Willis viafId "94960802".
- Eric_Willis wikiPageID "1624948".
- Eric_Willis wikiPageRevisionID "606155978".
- Eric_Willis after John_Barraclough.
- Eric_Willis after Tom_Lewis_(Australian_politician).
- Eric_Willis after "Himself".
- Eric_Willis as "Minister for Culture, Sport and Recreation".
- Eric_Willis as "Minister for Tourism and Sport".
- Eric_Willis as "Minister for Tourism".
- Eric_Willis awards "30".
- Eric_Willis battles New_Guinea_campaign.
- Eric_Willis battles Philippines_Campaign_(1944–45).
- Eric_Willis battles World_War_II.
- Eric_Willis before Gus_Kelly_(politician).
- Eric_Willis before Tom_Lewis_(Australian_politician).
- Eric_Willis before "Himself".
- Eric_Willis birthDate "1922-01-15".
- Eric_Willis birthPlace Australia.
- Eric_Willis birthPlace Murwillumbah.
- Eric_Willis birthPlace New_South_Wales.
- Eric_Willis branch "Australian Army".
- Eric_Willis constituencyMp Electoral_district_of_Earlwood.
- Eric_Willis dateOfBirth "1922-01-15".
- Eric_Willis dateOfDeath "1999-05-10".
- Eric_Willis deathDate "1999-05-10".
- Eric_Willis deathPlace "Sydney, New South Wales".
- Eric_Willis deputy John_Maddison.
- Eric_Willis deputy Leon_Punch.
- Eric_Willis governor Roden_Cutler.
- Eric_Willis hasPhotoCollection Eric_Willis.
- Eric_Willis honorificPrefix The_Honourable.
- Eric_Willis honorificSuffix Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George.
- Eric_Willis honorificSuffix Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- Eric_Willis monarch Elizabeth_II.
- Eric_Willis name "Sir Eric Willis".
- Eric_Willis name "Willis, Eric Archibald".
- Eric_Willis office "24".
- Eric_Willis order Minister_for_Education_(New_South_Wales).
- Eric_Willis order "(Elections: 1976)".
- Eric_Willis order "34".
- Eric_Willis parliament "New South Wales".
- Eric_Willis party Liberal_Party_of_Australia.
- Eric_Willis placeOfBirth Murwillumbah.
- Eric_Willis placeOfDeath "Sydney".
- Eric_Willis predecessor Charles_Cutler.
- Eric_Willis predecessor Neville_Wran.
- Eric_Willis predecessor Tom_Lewis_(Australian_politician).
- Eric_Willis predecessor "New district".
- Eric_Willis premier Robert_Askin.
- Eric_Willis premier Tom_Lewis_(Australian_politician).
- Eric_Willis rank Major.