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Name	Kevin Eugene Newman
Born	10 October, 1933 Kensington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	17 July, 1999 (aged 65) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Cause of Death	lung disease
Education *	Scots College (Bellevue Hill, Sydney) (student, 1943-1951) Royal Military College (ACT) (cadet, 1952-1955)
Occupation or Descriptor *	army officer (1956-1975) Federal, Australia liberal/conservative politician (1975-1984) Federal, Australia Member of Lower House (1975-1984) Federal, Australia
Military Service *	Vietnam War (army officer) Malayan emergency, 1950-60 (army officer)
Awards	Officer of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1994)
Key Organisations *	National Trust of Australia (Tas) (president, 1988) Australian Council of National Trusts (chair, 1992-1995)
Political Activism *	Liberal Party (Tas) (member, ?-1999) Liberal Party (federal) (politician, 1975-1984)
Workplaces *	Parliament of Australia (House Reps - member, 1975-1984)

* Dates are approximate