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Bill Nankivell
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Chairman of the Committee
on Land Settlement
In office
24 October 1963 – 31 December 1965
Member of the South Australian
House of Assembly
In office
7 March 1959 – 15 September 1979
Preceded by Malcolm McIntosh
Succeeded by Peter Lewis
Constituency Albert (1959-1970)
Mallee (1970-1979)
Personal details
Born
William Field Nankivell

(1923-09-07)7 September 1923
Mount Gambier,
South Australia
Died 11 June 2024(2024-06-11) (aged 100)
Political party Liberal Party
Spouse
Diane Basse
(m. 1947; d. 2016)
Occupation Farmer
Company director

William Field Nankivell (7 September 1923 – 11 June 2024) was an Australian politician.

He was born in Mount Gambier and served in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II from 1944 to 1945. He was a farmer and company director before entering politics. He represented the South Australian House of Assembly seats of Albert from 1959 to 1970 and Mallee from 1970 to 1979 for the Liberal and Country League and Liberal Party. He was a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Land Settlement (1963–1968), Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works (1968–1973) and Public Accounts Committee (1973–1977).

Nankivell died on 11 June 2024, at the age of 100.

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