Preceded byTom McVeigh NameBill Taylor OccupationNaval officer
NationalityAustralian Succeeded byIan Macfarlane
Born14 September 1938 (age 77)
Toowoomba, Queensland (1938-09-14) Political partyLiberal 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.
