Neil Edward William Pickard was a New South Wales politician and Minister of the Crown in the cabinets of Sir Eric Willis and Nick Greiner. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly foryears fromNovember 1973 toMay 1991 for the Liberal Party of Australia until his retirement from politics upon the abolition of his seat at the election. He was appointed NSW AgentGeneral in London, but was recalled soon after due to expenses abuse.
Pickard was born in Strathfield in Sydney, the son of Edward Picard and Mary MacGilvray. Having left school at ageto support his family, Pickard gained a place to study at the Methodist Leigh College in 1951 and was educated at the University of Sydney, Wesley College, where he gained a Bachelor of Arts , a Master of Education , a Diploma of Education and later at the University of Melbourne he gained a Licentiate in Theology and a Diploma in Theology .
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