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Name	Peter Keaston Reith
Born	15 July, 1950 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	8 November, 2022 (aged 72) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	dementia
Education *	Brighton Grammar School (Melbourne) (student, 1963-1968) Monash University (student, 1969-1973)
Occupation *	solicitor (1974-1981) Victoria, Australia local government councillor (1976-1981) Victoria, Australia local government head (1981-1981) Victoria, Australia liberal/conservative politician (1982-2001) Federal, Australia Member of Lower House (1982-2001) Federal, Australia
Awards	Member of the Order of Australia (recipient, 2019)
Key Events *	Children Overboard affair (2001) (politician) Waterfront dispute (1998) (politician)
Political Activism *	republican Liberal Party (Vic) (member, 1966) Liberal Party (federal) (politician, 1982-2001)
Workplaces *	Phillip Island Council (Vic) (councillor, 1976-1981) Phillip Island Council (Vic) (mayor, 1981-1981) Parliament of Australia (House Reps - member, 1982-2001)

* Dates are approximate

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