Bruce Baird, former federal Liberal MP and NSW minister, dies aged 84
Baird, father of former NSW premier Mike Baird and journalist Julia Baird, served as NSW transport minister and helped win Sydney's bid for the Olympics.
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Bruce Baird, a former federal Liberal MP and deputy leader of the party's New South Wales branch, has died aged 84, according to The Guardian.
Baird served as the NSW transport minister from 1988 to 1995, a period in which he was involved in the push that helped secure the Olympic Games for Sydney, which went on to host the 2000 Summer Olympics.
He is the father of former NSW premier Mike Baird, ABC journalist Julia Baird, and marketing executive Steve Baird, placing him at the centre of a family with a prominent public profile across Australian politics, journalism and business.
Baird's political career spanned both state and federal levels, reflecting a long period of involvement in New South Wales and Australian public life across several decades.
Tributes and further details on his career and the circumstances of his death were not fully detailed in the available report.
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- Bruce Baird, former federal Liberal MP and NSW minister, dies aged 84 — The Guardian — World
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