Allegiance Australia Role Politician Name Brian Pezzutti | Rank Brigadier Years of service 1965–present | |
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Born 6 January 1947 (age 77)
Casino, New South Wales ( 1947-01-06 ) Political party Liberal Party of Australia Spouse(s) Dr Christine Jillian Spence Awards Conspicuous Service Cross
Reserve Force Decoration Party Liberal Party of Australia Battles and wars Gulf War, International Force for East Timor | ||
Service/branch Australian Army Reserve | ||
Brian Patrick Victor Pezzutti, (born 6 January 1947) is a former Australian politician and Australian Army officer. Born in Casino, New South Wales, he was the son of Victor Dominic Pezzutti and Helena Hilda Bazzo. He was an army reservist in 1965 and later became active in the armed forces; he received the National Medal in 1978. On 23 February 1976 he married Christine Jillian Spence, with whom he has two daughters and two sons.
Pezzutti was trained as a medical practitioner and is a specialist anaesthetist. He joined the Liberal Party and was the foundation president of the Lismore Branch, serving from 1983 until 1990. He has been vice-president since this time. In 1988, he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council, on which he served until his retirement in 2003. While an MLC, he served in the Gulf War (1991), Bougainville (1995, 1998) and East Timor (1999). He was also Brigadier Assistant Surgeon General of the Australian Defence Forces from 2000 to 2004.
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