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Bill Taylor (naval officer)

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Preceded by
  
Tom McVeigh

Name
  
Bill Taylor

Occupation
  
Naval officer

Nationality
  
Australian

Succeeded by
  
Ian Macfarlane


Born
  
14 September 1938 (age 85) Toowoomba, Queensland (
1938-09-14
)

Political party
  
Liberal Party of Australia

Commodore William Leonard 'Bill' Taylor (born 14 September 1938) was an Australian Naval Officer, Politician and Administrator. He was born in Toowoomba, Queensland and later served that City and surrounding districts as the Commonwealth Parliamentary representative.

Career

  • 1957 - 1988 Military Service, Royal Australian Navy
  • 1988 - 1998 Member for the Commonwealth Parliamentary seat of Groom in Queensland (Liberal)
  • 1999 - 2003 Administrator (Governor) for the Indian Ocean Territories, Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
  • Bill Taylor served as Administrator from 4 February 1999 to 1 November 2003
  • The Tampa affair August 2001 occurred at Christmas Island during Bill Taylor's term as Administrator.

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