What is Bernie Kilgariff?
'''Bernard Francis Kilgariff''' {{Small|[[Order of Australia|AM]]}} (30 September 1923 – 13 April 2010) was an [[Australia]]n politician. He was one of the founders of the [[Country Liberal Party]]. From 1975 to 1987, he was a [[Australian Senate|Senator]] for the [[Northern Territory]]. He also served as the member for [[Electoral division of Alice Springs|Alice Springs]] in the [[Northern Territory Legislative Assembly]] from 1974 to 1976.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://parliament.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/389403/MEMBERS-OF-THE-1st-13TH-ASSEMBLY.pdf|title=Members of the Legislative Assembly 1974–2016|publisher=[[Parliament of the Northern Territory]]|access-date=26 February 2020|archive-date=26 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226152353/https://parliament.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/389403/MEMBERS-OF-THE-1st-13TH-ASSEMBLY.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Kilgariff was born in [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]]. He died in [[Alice Springs, Northern Territory]] on 13 April 2010, at the age of 86. After his death, a [[state funeral]] for Kilgariff was held.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2010/04/14/2872401.htm|title=Northern Territory icon and founder of the CLP Bernie Kilgariff passes away|author1=Jamieson, Ian|author2=Brooke Bannister, Brooke|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|date=14 April 2010|access-date=26 February 2020}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kilgariff, Bernie}} [[Category:1923 births]] [[Category:2010 deaths]] [[Category:Members of the Australian Senate]] [[Category:Order of Australia]] [[Category:Politicians from Adelaide]] [[Category:Politicians from Alice Springs]] [[Category:Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly]] {{Bio-stub}}