12 Facts About Bert Lazzarini

Bert Lazzarini was a member of the Australian Labor Party and represented the Division of Werriwa in the House of Representatives for over 30 years.

Bert Lazzarini was born on 8 September 1884 in Young, New South Wales.

Bert Lazzarini was the son of Annie and Pietro Lazzarini; his older brother Carlo entered politics.

Bert Lazzarini married Constance Williams in 1916, with whom he had a son and two daughters.

Bert Lazzarini won the seat of Werriwa in the 1919 election, when it was a rural electorate that included the Southern Highlands, Goulburn and part of the South West Slopes, including Young.

Bert Lazzarini won re-election at the 1922,1925,1928 and 1929 elections when Werriwa had moved eastward to include the Illawarra and Sutherland Shire, but had lost the South West Slopes and some of the Southern Highlands.

Bert Lazzarini was a part of break-away Lang Labor from 1931 to 1936.

Bert Lazzarini was Minister for Home Security and Minister assisting the Treasurer in John Curtin's first and second ministry and Minister for Works and Housing in Ben Chifley's first ministry.

The Chifley government was defeated at the 1949, but Bert Lazzarini was re-elected for Werriwa, which had been redistributed to lose the llawarra.

Carlo Lazzarini is Hubert's brother and was a member of parliament, and died one month after Hubert.

Bert Lazzarini died of cerebral haemorrhage in the Sydney suburb of Fairfield, survived by his wife, son and two daughters.

Bert Lazzarini's great-great-great-grandneice is Courtney Houssos who is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council.