Ian Morton Armstrong, AM, OBE (17 July 1937 – 16 December 2020) was an Australian politician who served as Deputy Premier of New South Wales.
[2] Armstrong was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Lachlan from 19 September 1981 to March 2007.
Although Armstrong was set to lead the Nationals at the March 1999 state election, he was unexpectedly ousted by his deputy George Souris just two months beforehand.
This change prompted Armstrong's decision to leave the parliament; he had no particular interest in finding another constituency to represent, and he had already been in the legislature for more than a quarter of a century.
In the Queen's Birthday Honours 2009 Armstrong was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for service to the Parliament of New South Wales, to the agricultural and livestock sectors, and to the community.