Bruce Goodluck

Bruce John Goodluck (14 May 1933 – 24 October 2016) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 1975 to 1993, representing the Liberal Party in the Tasmanian seat of Franklin. He later represented Franklin in the Tasmanian House of Assembly as an independent from 1996 to 1998.

Early life Goodluck was born on 14 May 1933 in Hobart, Tasmania. His mother left the family when he was seven years old and he was raised by his father Harry who worked as a boiler attendant at Boyer.

Goodluck spent his early years living in Dromedary, living in a house without electricity. He and his family later moved to the rural locality of Bundella on the Derwent River. At the age of thirteen he received an award from the Royal Humane Society of Australasia after rescuing a drowning child from the Derwent. Goodluck was re-elected to parliament on six occasions. He retired at the 1993 federal election.

Personal life and honours Goodluck had five daughters with his wife Cynthia. In 2001 he was awarded the Centenary Medal.

He died at the age of 83 on 24 October 2016.