Peter Cochran

Peter Lachlan Cochran is a former Australian politician. He was the National Party member for Monaro in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1988 to 1998. In recent years he has been known for his ongoing lobbying to keep feral horses (known as brumbies) within the Kosciuszko National Park.

Early life and education Peter Lachlan Cochran was born in Albury in New South Wales.

In 1987 he stood unsuccessfully as the National candidate for the federal seat of Eden-Monaro, but came third after Labor MP Jim Snow and Liberal candidate David Evans, obtaining 16.4% of the vote. Nevertheless, this was a large increase from the 1984 result of 3.9%. He has been lobbying for feral horses (known as brumbies) to remain in the park. He came under scrutiny in May 2018 after it was discovered he and his wife had donated more than $10,000 to the Nationals leader John Barilaro, who had put a bill through parliament listing feral horses in NSW as having heritage significance.