Biography
Wilson Tuckey was born in Perth, Western Australia, and was a businessman and hotelier before entering politics.
Tuckey was the last Mayor of the Town of Carnarvon from 23 May 1964 until 1 March 1965, when the Town was amalgamated into the Shire, and then was the first President of the Shire of Carnarvon from 22 May 1965 until June 1971. He continued to serve as a councillor for Commercial Ward until 1979.
He was endorsed in 1979 by the Liberal Party ahead of the 1980 election for the then-new seat of O'Connor, covering a large section of rural Western Australia, and won the seat against opposition from both of the National Parties.
In the federal Parliament he was a member of the Opposition Shadow Ministry 1984–89 and 1993–96 and Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the House 1988–89 and 1993–94. He served as Minister for Forestry and Conservation and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister 1998–2001 and Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government 2002–2003.
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