Albert ‘Alby’ Schultz was a very highly regarded and well respected Member of the House of Representatives. He will be sorely missed.
Alby began his political career as a Councillor for Cootamundra Shire Council in 1983 before serving as the member for Burrinjuck in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for over a decade.
He entered federal politics in 1998 and represented the constituents of Hume for the next fifteen years. He was the longest-serving member of Hume since Federation.
When Alby resigned in 2013, he ended three decades of service in local, state and federal government.
A man of sound judgement and strong character, Alby was as much at home in the shearing shed, the local pub, and the corridors of Parliament House.
He started out working in abattoirs and brought an earthy common sense to public life.
On behalf of the Coalition, I extend our sympathies to his wife, Gloria, their children Dean and Grant and their five grandchildren.
14 July 2015