Sandy Mackenzie

Alexander John Mackenzie (born 29 August 1941) is a former Australian politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 1975 to 1983, representing the New South Wales seat of Calare for the National Party. He was principal of an agricultural college before entering parliament and later became involved with conservationist organisations.

Early life Mackenzie was born in Melbourne on 29 August 1941. His father was killed in World War II while fighting on the New Guinea campaign and he was raised on his grandfather's farm near Seymour, Victoria.

Mackenzie attended Geelong Grammar School. He subsequently completed the degree of Master of Rural Science at the University of New England. He narrowly retained Calare at the 1980 election, but lost his seat to the Australian Labor Party candidate David Simmons at the 1983 election. He served on the Victorian advisory council for Landcare Australia and represented the organisation at the National Drought Summit in 2018. He also served on the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority from 2010 to 2017.