Joseph John Schipp (21 March 1932 – 23 November 2017) was an Australian politician in the New South Wales Government. He was the Liberal member for

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in the

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from 1975 to 1999.

Personal life

Schipp was born in

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and named for his father, Joseph William. He attended school at Mudgee, Temora and finally

before qualifying as a primary school teacher in 1950. He married Rhonda Daisy Lange on 13 November 1954; they had two sons.

Career

In 1973 he joined the

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, becoming honorary secretary and vice-president of the local branch. In 1975, the Liberal member for the local state seat of

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, resigned to contest the corresponding federal seat of

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, and Schipp was preselected as the Liberal candidate for the by-election. He was elected easily on Country Party preferences. He was never significantly troubled in his own electorate. In 1988, on the election of the Greiner Coalition Government, he was appointed Minister for Housing. He was moved to Sport, Recreation and Racing in 1992, but was sacked in 1993 by Premier John Fahey. Schipp retired in 1999. He died on 23 November 2017 at Gumly Gumly, New South Wales, aged 85.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Schipp, Joe 1932 births 2017 deaths Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of New South Wales Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia People from Wagga Wagga