Brian Pezzutti
Australian politician and Australian Army officer (born 1947) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brian Patrick Victor Pezzutti, AM, CSC, RFD (Italian: [petˈtsutti]; 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.[1]
Brian Pezzutti | |
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Member of Legislative Council of New South Wales | |
In office 19 March 1988 – 28 February 2003 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1947-01-06) 6 January 1947 (age 77) Casino, New South Wales |
Political party | Liberal Party |
Spouse | Dr Christine Jillian Spence |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Australia |
Branch/service | Australian Army Reserve |
Years of service | 1965–2017 |
Rank | Brigadier |
Battles/wars | Gulf War United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda International Force for East Timor |
Awards | Conspicuous Service Cross Reserve Force Decoration |
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.[1]