predecessor successor parliament birth_place constituency_mp nationality party birth_date term_start article_title term_end name occupation
gil duthie '' new seat '' '' division abolished '' dick adams australian australian launceston , tasmania wilmot lyons australian liberal party of australia 9 january 1939 13 december 1975 1 december 1984 max burr
 1 december 1984 8 february 1993 max burr accountant
max burr

maxwell arthur `` max '' burr -lrb- born 9 january 1939 -rrb- is a retired australian politician .
born in launceston , tasmania , he was educated at launceston business college before becoming an accountant and secretary of the tasmanian farmers ' federation .
in 1975 , he was elected to the australian house of representatives as the liberal member for wilmot , defeating long-serving labor member gil duthie .
when wilmot was abolished in 1984 , burr successfully contested its successor , lyons .
he held the seat until his retirement in 1993 .
