Peter Nugent

Peter Edward Nugent (1 April 1938 – 24 April 2001) was an English-born Australian politician. He was a member of the Liberal Party and served in the House of Representatives from 1990 until his death in 2001, representing the Victorian seat of Aston. He was known for his interest in human rights and Aboriginal affairs policy and briefly served as a shadow minister under John Hewson. He was born in England and served in the Royal Air Force before immigrating to Australia in 1977.

Early life Nugent was born on 1 April 1938 in Chelmsford, Essex, England. He served in the Royal Air Force (RAF) from 1953 to 1977, spending periods in Singapore and Cyprus and receiving the General Service Medal in connection with his service in Malaya. He retired with the rank of squadron leader.

Nugent moved to Australia in 1977 and worked as a marketing and sales director in the IT industry. He worked for the Australian division of International Computers Limited (ICL) for a number of years, including as network services manager of the Melbourne branch and manager of the ACT branch.

Politics Nugent joined the Liberal Party in 1980.

Political views Nugent was described as a wet and small-l liberal. In parliament his interests included human rights policy, Aboriginal affairs, foreign policy and defence policy.