Rev Hon Fred Nile MLC ED LTh MLC
First elected 1981
Born in Kings Cross, Sydney, 1934.
Father: Kings Cross taxi driver.
Mother: waitress.
Fred's father, of Devon, UK, migrated to Australia after serving in World War I in trenches of France. Fred's mother, Marjorie, migrated to Australia from New Zealand from Scottish Heritage. Fred has one brother, Jim, and two sisters, Marjory and Mary. Parents now deceased. Buried Christchurch, New Zealand.
Elected as Call to Australia Member to the NSW Legislative Council 1981 for 11 year term; re-elected 1991 for an 8 year term; re-elected as Christian Democratic Party Member to the NSW Legislative Council 1999 for an 8 year term.
Four Children:
Stephen: Retired NSW Senior Police Constable,
Driving school instructor.
Sharon: Welfare Worker.
Mark: High School Sports Master.
David:
Retired NSW Senior Police Constable (injured on duty).
- Academic Studies
- Military Service
- Full-Time Employment/ Elections to Parliament
- Australian Speaking Tours
- Overseas Speaking and Study Tours
- Projects
- Government Conferences and Inquiries
- Legislation
- Media
- Media features on Fred Nile
- Affiliations and Memberships
- Autobiography
- Family photos
1940-1946
Kings Street Infants/Primary School, Mascot, Sydney.
1947-1949
Full-time Crown Street Commercial Intermediate High School and then Cleveland Street High School - Passed Intermediate Certificate.
Left school at 15 years to seek employment.
1956-1957
Victorian College of the Bible (Formerly Melbourne
Bible Institute). Two year full-time course. Awarded First Class Diploma, Senior Student.
1958-1963
NSW Congregational Theological College, Melbourne College of Divinity; NSW United Faculty of Theology, University of Sydney (Adult Matriculation); University of New England, (Passed Philosophy I, History I), (Studied Education I). Awarded the L.Th. Of the Melbourne College of Divinity and the Theological Diploma of the NSW Congregational Theological College. Qualified the Examinations of the Diploma of Religious Education, Melbourne College of Divinity.
1980
Attended lectures (MA Politics), Macquarie University. Did not complete any degrees, except Theological Tertiary Course (L.Th).
FRED NILE - MILITARY SERVICE:
1948 1952 1953 1955 1956 1958 1960-74 1974
Joined 45th Inf. Bn (Machine Gun) Regimental Cadets (CMF) - promoted to Cpl, served 4 years (Hurstville NSW).
Volunteered when 17 years old for full-time National Service, 13th National Service Bn., Member winning Brigade Drill Squad (Ingleburn NSW).
Transferred to 45th Inf Bn. Promoted to Pl Sgt (CMF).
Promoted to P1 Lt 45th Inf Bn (Qualified Lt Examinations 1954).
Transferred to Melbourne University Regt (MUR) (Officer Training Unit) (Qualified Captain Examinations 1958).
Promoted to Captain, Sydney University Regt (SUR).
Transferred to 14th Inf Bde., OC HQ Coy.; Adjutant 3 RNSW Regt (Millers Pt) Advance Officer Training Corp (2 Div HQ). Qualified as Infantry Major. OC., D Coy, 4 RNSW Regt (Merrylands). Awarded Queen's Award - ED. Efficiency Decoration. Won CO's Cup for most Efficient Officer in 4 RNSW Regt. Won 4 RNSW Regt Shield for most Efficient Company (Tactics, Weapons, Drill).
Transferred to Retired List Army Reserve after 22 years CMF (Army Reserve) Service.
FRED NILE - FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT:
1950-55 1959-63 1964 1964-67 1967-68 1968-69 1970-71 1971-73 1976 1974-81 1981 1988 1988 1991 1995 1997 1999
Paul & Gray Pty Ltd., Aircraft Industry, Mascot and Bankstown Airports. Commenced as junior storeman, then junior clerk, then salesman, finally assistant to Manager.
Student Minister Newcastle (Mayfield West) and Bexley and Brighton
Le Sands Congregational Churches.
Ordained as evangelical Congregational Minister at Bexley, Sydney.
National Director, Australian Christian Endeavour Movement (Protestant Youth Leadership Training Organisation).
Assistant Director, 1968 Billy Graham Crusade, Sydney Showgrounds (455,000 total attendance, 21,000 enquiries).
Director, NSW Congregational Board of Evangelism.
Director, Methodist Mission to the People of NSW (Evangelistic Newness, NSW Campaign), led by Rev Alan Walker.
Director of Outreach and Evangelism, Sydney City Wesley Central Methodist Mission, Programme Director Vision Valley Conference Centre,
Arcadia; Principal Christian Training Centre, "Jesus Commune" East Sydney; Youth Director, CMM, Personal Assistant to Rev Sir Alan Walker.
Transferred to the new Uniting Church of Australia as a recognised Minister of the Word and Sacraments, without pastoral charge in an approved position. (Uniting of Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregational Churches in Australia). Retired 1994 from active Parish Ministry whilst still recognised preacher.
National Co-ordinator and NSW Director, Australian Federation of Festival of Light - Community Standards Organisation (FOL-CSO). (Campaign for purity, love and family life).
Elected NSW Parliament (State Senate) with record 9.1% of the vote (248,425 primary votes with 296,854 votes including preferences) as a Christian minister in Parliament for three terms of Parliament - 11 years under Registered Federal (1984) and Registered NSW (1987) Political Party "Call to Australia [Fred Nile] Group", which was founded by Rev Fred Nile MLC in 1977. "For God and the Family".
Wife, Elaine Nile, elected to Parliament for 8 year term (State Senator) with
5.7% of the vote: 172,225 primary votes and 240,676 votes including preferences.
"Call to Australia Party" recognised as official Political Party in NSW Parliament with Rev Fred Nile MLC as Party Leader, also National and NSW President Call to Australia Citizens' Movement. (Note: Continued as Honorary National FOL-CSO Co-ordinator and
honorary NSW Director FOL-CSO from 1981-
present).
Re-elected to the NSW Parliament (State Senator) NSW Legislative
Council for 8 years with 3.6% of the vote: 208,000 preference votes.
Elaine Nile re-elected to the NSW Parliament for a further 8 years with 3.0% of
the vote: 101,556 primary (first preference) votes.
"Christian Democratic Party" supercedes CTA as official Political Party in NSW Parliament with Rev Fred Nile MLC as National Leader
Re-elected to the NSW Parliament (State Senator) NSW Legislative Council with
3.2% of the vote: 112,699 preference votes for 8 years.
2002
Elaine Nile retired from the NSW Legislative Council in September 2002 and Rev Dr Gordon Moyes
was nominated by Fred Nile to fill the vacancy, subsequently re-elected on 22 March 2003.
2003
Resigned as a Minister of the Uniting Church in Australia (over
ordination of practicing homosexuals), renewing affiliation as an ordained
Minister with the evangelical Fellowship of Congregational Churches, which is
associated with the USA Conference of Conservative Congregational Churches
2004
Resigned from the Legislative Council in August to contest a Federal Senate
seat. Received 2.61% of the vote: 103,763 primary (first preference)
votes. Re-elected in October at a joint sitting of NSW Upper & Lower Houses to
his still vacant Legislative Council seat, losing his former title of "Father of
the House"
AUSTRALIAN SPEAKING TOURS:
Addressed rallies, meetings, seminars and conferences from 1955 onwards in all States, as well as all major regional centres in NSW.
Guest Speaker at University Student debates at Sydney University, Macquarie University, University of NSW, University of Technology, University of New England, Australian National University and University of Wollongong, etc.
OVERSEAS SPEAKING AND STUDY TOURS:
1966 1967 1967 1968 1970 1972 1974 1985 1987 1988 1990-92 1992 1993 1995
Around the world - UK, Ireland, Germany, USA (Delegate World CE Convention, Belfast). Highlight - 21 day lecture tour West Germany.
New Zealand.
New Guinea. Highlight - Lecturing at Christian Leaders' Training College, Banz.
Billy Graham Congress on Evangelism, Singapore.
USA Canada (Delegate/Speaker World CE Convention, Waterloo, Canada).
Pacific Islands, Samoa, New Hebrides
(Vanuatu), Fiji.
Around the World - UK, Germany, USA, (Delegate/Speaker, World CE Convention, Essen, Germany).
World
Study Tour: studied the HIV/AIDS epidemic, etc and drug epidemic - China, Thailand, Hong Kong, Egypt, Israel, Germany, Greece, Denmark, USSR, UK, France, Belgium, Holland, Australia, Switzerland, USA Highlights: Guest-Sabbath Services Great Synagogue of Jerusalem, Guest/Briefings US Navy HQ Pearl Harbour, Hawaii; Guest/Briefings Foreign Ministry, Jerusalem; Guest/Briefing US State Dept Washington USA; Guest/Briefings AIDS Centre for Disease Control, USA.
Fiji - Addressed Pacific Conference on "God and Politics", Suva, Fiji.
Fiji - Addressed First National Prayer Breakfast in Suva, Fiji, with President of Fiji.
New Zealand- Various Parliamentary Investigations.
World Study Tour:
studied Christian Political Parties etc - Russian Federation, Poland, Sweden and UK. Highlights: Guest/Briefings Russian, Polish, Swedish Parliaments and House of Commons. Inspected horrors of Nazi Final Solution, murder of 6 million Jews - Concentration Camp, Auschwitz where 3 million innocent persons were murdered.
Official Parliamentary Study Tour - U.S.A. - Sexual violence, youth violence, etc.
Official Commonwealth Parliamentary Association World Study Tour:
studied Federal/State tensions, native land rights etc -Canada, U.S.A., U.K., Europe & South Africa. Highlights were: Guest/Briefings Canadian Parliament, USA Congress/Senate; British Government - London, Belfast, Edinburgh and Provincial Parliaments - Ulundi, Johannesburg and Capetown, South Africa.
1996
Speaker New Zealand National Convention.
1997
Speaker Fijian Festival.
1997
NSW Parliamentary
Law and Justice Committee Overseas Inquiry into Motor Accident
Compensation - USA, UK, Canada.
1999
Speaker New Zealand National Convention.
2000
World Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Study Tour: studied drug crisis causes and solutions - USA, UK,
Ireland, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Turkey, Egypt, India,
Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore.
2001
Korea - speaking tour.
2001
Korea - National Prayer Breakfast, Seoul, Busan and Masan.
2006
25th World Christian Endeavour Convention, Budapest, Hungary, Germany, Denmark,
Ireland and USA
PROJECTS:
Organised Australian tours by: Organised regular National Conferences, eg: GOVERNMENT CONFERENCES AND INQUIRIES:
The Niles have participated in Federal, State, and UNESCO Conferences and
Inquiries on a wide range of issues: Television, cable TV, Videos, Drugs, Divorce Law, Family Law Act, Homosexuality, AIDS, Prostitution, Pornography, Education, Adoption Laws, Births, Deaths and Marriages, Rape and Sexual Assault, Youth Violence,
Aids etc. Also prepared Submissions on a wide range of issues such as TV, drugs, gun reform, pornography, prostitution, family law, AIDS etc. LEGISLATION:
Fred has introduced many Bills and motions into New South Wales Legislative Council,
for example: etc.. MEDIA:
Magazines: Fred was Editor of "Australian Christian Endeavour" (ACE) 1965-1974; "RAP" (Revolutionary Action Power) 1971-1974; "Christian Activity" 1968-1969, "Christian Solidarity 1981-1987; Editor of "Family World News" (1994-present) Radio: Fred was host of Radio Station 2GB Talk Back Programme from 1981 to 1985. Radio programme 2CBA from 1985 to 1988 every Sunday night.
Frequent interviews 2GB, 2UE, ABC, 2SM, etc. TV: Fred frequently guests on National,
State and regional TV programmes. Press: Fred has contributed a weekly column to Sunday Telegraph from 1981-84 and guest articles. MEDIA FEATURES ON FRED NILE:
"In possibly one of his most intimate explanations about his morals
campaigning over the past 30 years, Mr Nile says he has no doubt it was part of
his Christian 'calling', just as he sees Parliament as his 'parish'." Click on the pic to read the full article.
"[Fred Nile] deserves high praise, as he is arguably the most honest politician of his generation... the reality is that much of Nile's work has not related to moral issues, but the generally good government of the state." Click on the pic to read the full article. AFFILIATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS:
Fred Nile MLC served as a member of the NSW Parliamentary Standing
Committee on Social Issues 1988-1995 which investigated and reported upon: Fred served as a member of NSW Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law and Justice (1995-1999); Also served on various Parliamentary Inquiries: Prior to resignation from the Legislative Council in 2004, Rev Nile was serving as:
In August 2001, "FRED NILE, AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY"
was released. It is a self-portrait of a controversial Australian that will be of interest to supporters and opponents alike.
Korean edition released in 2003. It cuts through the stereotypes and reveals the heart and soul of the man behind all the headlines and posturing; a fascinating mix of moral crusader, humble pastor, tireless politician and compassionate human being. In his autobiography, after twenty years in Parliament, the Reverend Fred Nile describes his:
Published by Strand Publishing, Narara NSW, ph 02 43284730. ISBN 1876825790, 256 pages, $19.95.
To purchase: mail a cheque/ money order/ credit card authorisation for $25 to
"Festival of Light" at PO Box 400, Enfield NSW 2136 for delivery within
Australia. Include your name and mailing address.
Please don't let me be misunderstood: Weekender Feature in The Illawarra Mercury published 26 February 2005 (page 12), author: Bill Simpson
He had a seat - and it wasn't on a fence: The Daily Telegraph on 14 July 2004 featured a page 30 article on Fred Nile, author: David Penberthy
-investigations into Mandatory Life Sentences, Motor Accident Insurance, Occupational Health and Safety etc.
