Peter Brian Westerway (27 February 1931 – 26 May 2015) was an Australian public servant and Labor Party official. Peter Westerway was the son of a member of the NSW Fire Brigade and had a twin brother James. He was educated at North Sydney Boys High School[1] and Sydney University where he graduated with First Class Honours in Government.

Westerway, whose background was in television, was elected secretary of the New South Wales branch of the Labor Party in 1969, with the support of the right-wing faction.[2][3] He later served as chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal from 1991 to 1992.[4][5]

He was a visiting professor at the Graduate School of Management, Macquarie University[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ NSBHS School Roll Number 5884 with twin James 5885
  2. ↑ Hocking, Jenny (2000). Lionel Murphy: A Political Biography. Cambridge University Press. p. 121. ISBN 9780521794855.
  3. ↑ "Westerway new NSW secretary". The Canberra Times. 16 June 1969.
  4. ↑ Tiffen, Rodney (26 July 2018). "How Packer slipped on Fairfax, with help from Malcolm Turnbull". Inside Story.
  5. ↑ Groenewegen, Peter (2009). Educating for Business, Public Service and the Social Sciences: A History of Economics at the University of Sydney 1920–1999. Sydney University Press. p. 80. ISBN 9781920899219.
  6. ↑ "Dr Peter Westerway". Archived from the original on 19 August 2006.
  7. ↑ p. 890 Who's Who in Australia 1985
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