Bruce McDonald

Bruce John McDonald, AM (born 26 May 1935) is a former politician from Australia, having held senior positions with the Liberal Party of Australia at the New South Wales, South Australian and Federal levels. He was Leader of the Opposition of New South Wales from 1 June to 12 October 1981, when he lost the election to Labor Premier Neville Wran. McDonald lost the parliamentary seat he contested at the same election. Early life McDonald was born in the Sydney suburb of Drummoyne in 1935 and was educated at Drummoyne Boys' High School and Sydney Technical High School. He studied civil engineering and urban planning at Sydney Technical College and the University of Sydney and was later employed as a Cadet Engineer for the Metropolitan Water Sewerage and Drainage Board from 1951 to 1956. Subsequently, he became a Member of the Institute of Engineers and the Royal Australian Planning Institute. He served as the Foundation President of the Urban Development Institute of Australia from 1962 to 1964 and again from 1974 to 1976, becoming a Life Member. Political career He was elected for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Kirribilli, after he defeated the sitting member John Waddy for preselection before the 1976 election. Waddy resigned from the party and contested the seat as an independent, but lost by a large margin to McDonald.