Joe Schipp

Joseph John Schipp OAM (21 March 1932 – 23 November 2017) was an Australian politician in the New South Wales Government.

Schipp was born in Mudgee and named for his father, Joseph William.

[1] In 1973 he joined the Liberal Party, becoming honorary secretary and vice-president of the local branch.

[2] In 1975, the Liberal member for the local state seat of Wagga Wagga, Wal Fife, resigned to contest the corresponding federal seat of Farrer, and Schipp was preselected as the Liberal candidate for the by-election.

He was moved to Sport, Recreation and Racing in 1992, but was sacked in 1993 by Premier John Fahey.