Bruce Scott
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bruce Craig Scott (born 20 October 1943), Australian politician, has been a National Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1990, representing the Division of Maranoa, Queensland. He was born in Roma, Queensland, and was a wool and grain grower before entering politics. He was president of the Queensland Merino Stud Sheep Breeders Association, president of the Maranoa Graziers' Association and president of the Australian Association of Stud Merino Breeders. He was a Nuffield Farming Scholar in 1983.
Scott was a member of the Opposition Shadow Ministry 1992-96. He was Minister for Veterans' Affairs from 1996 to 1998, and Minister for Veterans' Affairs and Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence from 1998 to 2001. Currently he is Acting Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Chairman of the Defence Sub-Committee of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade.
