Phillip Lynch

The Right Honourable Sir Phillip Lynch KCMG
Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party
In office 20 December 1972 – 8 April 1982
Leader	Billy Snedden Malcolm Fraser
Preceded by	Billy Snedden
Succeeded by	John Howard
Treasurer of Australia
In office 11 November 1975 – 19 November 1977
Prime Minister	Malcolm Fraser
Preceded by	Bill Hayden
Succeeded by	John Howard
Minister for Industry and Commerce
In office 20 December 1977 – 11 October 1982
Prime Minister	Malcolm Fraser
Preceded by	Bob Cotton
Succeeded by	Andrew Peacock
Minister for Finance
In office 7 December 1976 – 19 November 1977
Prime Minister	Malcolm Fraser
Preceded by	Position Established
Succeeded by	Eric Robinson
Minister for Labour and National Service
In office 22 March 1971 – 5 December 1972
Prime Minister	William McMahon
Preceded by	Billy Snedden
Succeeded by	Lance Barnard
Minister for Immigration
In office 12 November 1969 – 22 March 1971
Prime Minister	John Gorton William McMahon
Preceded by	Billy Snedden
Succeeded by	Jim Forbes
Minister for the Army
In office 28 February 1968 – 12 November 1969
Prime Minister	John Gorton
Preceded by	Malcolm Fraser
Succeeded by	Andrew Peacock
Member of the Australian Parliament for Flinders
In office 26 November 1966 – 22 October 1982
Preceded by	Robert Lindsay
Succeeded by	Peter Reith
Personal details
Born	(1933-07-27)27 July 1933 Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Died	19 June 1984(1984-06-19) (aged 50) Frankston, Victoria, Australia
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Leah O'Toole ​ (m. 1958)​

Sir Phillip Reginald Lynch KCMG (27 July 1933 – 19 June 1984) was an Australian politician who served in the House of Representatives from 1966 to 1982. He was deputy leader of the Liberal Party from 1972 to 1982, and served as a government minister under three prime ministers.

Lynch was born in Melbourne and worked as a schoolteacher and management consultant before entering politics. He was elected to parliament at the 1966 federal election. Lynch was appointed to cabinet at the age of 34, and served as Minister for the Army (1968–1969), Minister for Immigration (1969–1971), and Minister for Labour and National Service (1971–1972) under John Gorton and William McMahon. He was elected deputy leader of the Liberal Party in 1972, serving first under Billy Snedden and later under Malcolm Fraser. Lynch became Treasurer when the Liberals returned to power in 1975, but had to resign after evidence at a judicial inquiry in Victoria by Sir Gregory Gowans linked him to land speculation in Victoria.^[1] He was then Minister for Industry and Commerce until his retirement due to ill health in 1982. He died of cancer a few years later, aged 50.