Bill Nankivell
OfficeChairman of the Committee
on Land Settlement
Term start24 October 1963
Term end31 December 1965
Office 1Member of the South Australian
House of Assembly
Predecessor 1Malcolm McIntosh
Successor 1Peter Lewis
Term start 17 March 1959
Term end 115 September 1979
Constituency 1Albert (1959–1970)
Mallee (1970–1979)
Birth nameWilliam Field Nankivell
Birth placeMount Gambier, South Australia, Australia
Birth date7 September 1923
Death date11 June 2024 (aged 100)
PartyLiberal Party
SpouseDiane Basse (m. December 1947; ended December 2016)
OccupationFarmer, company director

William Field Nankivell (7 September 1923 – 11 June 2024) was an Australian politician.

He was born in Mount Gambier and served in the Royal Australian Air Force[1] during World War II from 1944 to 1945. He was a farmer and company director before entering politics. He represented the South Australian House of Assembly seats of Albert from 1959 to 1970 and Mallee from 1970 to 1979 for the Liberal and Country League and Liberal Party. He was a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Land Settlement (1963–1968), Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works (1968–1973) and Public Accounts Committee (1973–1977).[2][3]

Nankivell died on 11 June 2024, at the age of 100.[4]

References

  1. ^ Nankivell, a Family Affair. A. Williams. 1986. ISBN 9781862521209.
  2. ^ Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Nankivell, William Field". RSL Virtual War Memorial.
  4. ^ "Former MP Bill Nankivell dies". Murray Bridge News. 24 June 2024.