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Richard Face
NSW Minister for Gaming and Racing and Minister Assisting the Premier on Hunter Development
In office
4 April 1995 – 20 March 2003
PremierBob Carr
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Charlestown
In office
18 November 1972 – 20 March 2003
Preceded byJack Stewart
Succeeded byMatthew Morris
Personal details
Born
Jack Richard Face[1]

(1942-12-02)2 December 1942[1]
Merewether, New South Wales, Australia[1]
Died1 August 2023(2023-08-01) (aged 80)
Political partyLabor Party
SpouseAnita Kryczko (1977–?)[1]
Domestic partnerGaye Pear Bryden (2002–2023)[1]
OccupationPolice officer

Jack Richard Face (2 December 1942 – 1 August 2023) was an Australian politician who was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1972 and 2003.[1]

Biography

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Jack Richard Face was born in the Newcastle suburb of Merewether and educated at Merewether Public School, Broadmeadow High School, Newcastle Technical College and the New South Wales Police Academy.

Face was the Labor member for Charlestown from 1972 to 2003. He was the Minister for Gaming and Racing in Bob Carr's cabinet from 1995 until his retirement.[1]

In 2004 he was found guilty of lying to the Independent Commission against Corruption (ICAC). He was fined A$2500 and given a three-year good behaviour bond.[2]

Richard Face died on 1 August 2023, at the age of 80.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "The Hon. (Richard) Jack Richard Face (1942– )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. ^ Jacobsen, Geesche; Wallace, Natasha (24 December 2013). "Career switch saves Face from prison". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  3. ^ Former Charlestown MP and Carr Government minister Richard Face dies aged 80
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Member for Charlestown
1972–2003
Succeeded by