Leon Punch

The Honourable Leon Punch
8th Deputy Premier of New South Wales
In office 17 December 1975 – 14 May 1976
Premier	Tom Lewis Sir Eric Willis
Preceded by	Sir Charles Cutler
Succeeded by	Jack Ferguson
Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Upper Hunter
In office 21 March 1959 – 3 March 1962
Preceded by	D'Arcy Rose
Succeeded by	Frank O'Keefe
Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Gloucester
In office 3 March 1962 – 2 July 1985
Preceded by	Ray Fitzgerald
Succeeded by	Wendy Machin
Personal details
Born	(1928-04-21)21 April 1928 Inverell, New South Wales
Died	28 December 1991(1991-12-28) (aged 63) Church Point, New South Wales, Australia
Political party	Country/National Party

Leon Ashton Punch (21 April 1928 – 28 December 1991) was a New South Wales politician, Deputy Premier, and Minister of the Crown in the cabinets of Sir Robert Askin, Tom Lewis and Sir Eric Willis. From 1975 to 1976 he was the Deputy Premier of New South Wales. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for 26 years from 21 March 1959 until his retirement on 2 July 1985 for the Country Party, renamed the National Party during his time.^[1]