Ernie Bridge, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ernie Bridge

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 15-Dec-1936

Place of Birth: Halls Creek, Western Australia, Australia

Date of Death: 31-Mar-2013

Profession: politician

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Ernest Francis Bridge, AM (15 December 1936 – 31 March 2013) was an Australian parliamentarian and country music singer.
He was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1980 to 2001, representing the electorate of Kimberley, first as a Labor Party representative (1980–1996) and then as a Labor Independent MP (1996–2001).
He was the first indigenous Australian to be a Cabinet minister in any Australian government.