Life Summary

Name	Ian Raymond Causley
Born	19 October, 1940 Maclean, New South Wales, Australia
Died	27 April, 2020 (aged 79) Chatsworth Island, New South Wales, Australia
Education *	Chatsworth Island Public School (NSW) (student, 1946-1952) Maclean High School (NSW) (student, 1953-1957)
Occupation or Descriptor *	sugar cane cutter (1958-1961) New South Wales, Australia sugar cane farmer (1961-2019) New South Wales, Australia sugar industry leader (1965-1985) New South Wales, Australia publican (1980-1985) New South Wales, Australia country politician (1984-1996) New South Wales, Australia Member of Lower House (1984-1996) New South Wales, Australia country politician (1996-2007) Federal, Australia Member of Lower House (1996-2007) Federal, Australia sugar industry leader (2009-2017) New South Wales, Australia
Key Organisations *	Clarence River Cane Growers' Association (NSW) (president) New South Wales Cane Growers' Council (member) New South Wales Sugar Milling Co-operative (director) New South Wales Sugar Milling Co-operative (chair, 2009-2017) Sugar Research and Development Corporation (board chair, 2010-2013)
Political Activism *	Country Party (NSW) (member, 1965-2007)
Workplaces *	Parliament of New South Wales (Leg. Assembly - member, 1984-1996) Parliament of Australia (House Reps - member, 1996-2007) Parliament of Australia (House Reps - Deputy Speaker, 2002-2007)

* Dates are approximate

Australian Dictionary of Biography