Former deputy prime minister and Nationals leader Doug Anthony has died at the age of 90. Mr Anthony was leader of the Country Party/National Party for 12 years and deputy prime minister for nine, influencing Coalition policies for much of the 1970s and 1980s. In a statement, Mr Anthony s family said he died peacefully in the Heritage Lodge aged-care home in Murwillumbah, northeast NSW. Although Doug was privileged to serve the people of Australia in high office, he always considered his family to be his greatest legacy and contribution to the world, the family statement said. He was very much a man of the Tweed region, and it is fitting that he should depart this life from within the community that he loved so much.
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Doug Anthony, former Nationals leader and deputy prime minister, dies aged 90
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He reluctantly entered politics at age 27 after the death of his father, Larry Anthony
As Nationals leader, he helped Malcolm Fraser to a record majority victory over Gough Whitlam
Mr Anthony led the Country-turned-National party for 13 years.
His family has confirmed the former farmer died this morning at a nursing home.
He is survived by his wife Margot, their three children and nine grandchildren.
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MEDIA STATEMENT â THE RIGHT HONOURABLE DOUG ANTHONY AC, CH
The Federal Executive of The Nationals have paid tribute to The Right Honourable Doug Anthony AC, CH who passed away earlier today.
As the Member for Richmond, the Leader of The Nationals and Deputy Prime Minister, Doug Anthony epitomised the values of the former Country Party and current Nationals through a thorough understanding of the challenges facing regional Australia.
Mr Anthony understood the need for strong rural and regional representation at the highest levels of government and was a fierce advocate for the opening up of new trade opportunities.
Former Australian Deputy Prime Minister Doug Anthony Dies at 90
Former deputy prime minister and Nationals leader Doug Anthony has died, aged 90.
He died peacefully in the Heritage Lodge aged-care home in Murwillumbah, northeast New South Wales, on Sunday morning his family said in a statement.
Anthony was leader of the Country Party/National Party for 12 years and deputy prime minister for nearly 10, influencing coalition policies for much of the 1970s and 1980s.
“Although Doug was privileged to serve the people of Australia in high office, he always considered his family to be his greatest legacy and contribution to the world,” the family statement said.
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