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Name	Andrew Sharp Peacock
Born	13 February, 1939 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	16 April, 2021 (aged 82) Austin, Texas, United States of America
Related Entries	[View as tree] Lynch, Phillip Reginald (friend)
Education *	Elsternwick Primary School (Vic) (student, 1944-1950) Scotch College (Melbourne) (student, 1951-1956) University of Melbourne (student, 1957)
Occupation or Descriptor *	liberal/conservative politician (1966-1994) Federal, Australia Member of Lower House (1966-1994) Federal, Australia opposition leader (1983-1985) Federal, Australia opposition leader (1989-1990) Federal, Australia ambassador (1997-1999) Federal, Australia public servant (1997-1999) Federal, Australia
Awards	Companion of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1997) Grand Companion of the Order of Logohu (recipient, 2006) Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (Japan) (recipient, 2017)
Key Organisations *	Mushroom Club (Liberal Party) (member) Young Liberals (Vic) (president, 1962-1965) Liberal Party (Vic) (president, 1965)
Workplaces *	Parliament of Australia (House Reps - member, 1966-1994) Dept of Foreign Affairs (federal) (ambassador, 1997-1999)

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