Peter Fisher (politician)

Peter Stanley Fisher (born 19 September 1936) is a former Australian politician.

Born in Rainbow, Victoria, he attended Longerenong Agricultural College before becoming a farmer.

In 1972, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Country Party member for Mallee.

[4] In 1979, the first Qantas Boeing 747 aircraft equipped with Rolls-Royce engines (registration VH-ECB) was named the 'City of Swan Hill' after the riverside Mallee town as a result of Fisher's lobbying efforts.

[7] He also served as Trustee of Horsham Regional Art Gallery from 1998 to 2009, thereafter relocating to Buderim to retire closer to his family.