Peter Francis Cox AO (4 December 1925 – 6 October 2008)[1] was a politician in New South Wales, Australia.
Cox was born in Bathurst, New South Wales, and educated at Marist Brothers College in the Sydney suburb of Lidcombe.
He won preselection for the New South Wales state seat of Auburn at 39 and entered the Legislative Assembly at the 1965 election, when Labor, then led by Jack Renshaw, lost power.
He retained the transport portfolio, topping the caucus vote for ministerial positions saw him rise to third in seniority in 1980.
After his retirement he worked with the Maryfield Recovery Centre in Campbelltown and was a Director of St Joseph’s Hospital, Auburn.