Brian Billard

Brian Billard was an Australian scientist who represented the South Australian House of Assembly electoral district of Newland for the Liberal Party from 1979 to 1982.[1] Whilst a Member of Parliament he was a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Land Settlement.[2]

Prior to his retirement in the early 2000s, Billard headed the Military Computing Systems branch at Defence Science and Technology Organisation's Salisbury site (now named Edinburgh), with a focus on "trusted systems".[3] In 1997 he was appointed an adjunct professor at the University of Queensland.[4]

On retirement, Billard and his wife Liz worked on an education project in China.[5][6]

References
  1. Dr Brian Billard, Former Member of the Parliament of South Australia, SA Parliament
  2. Dr Brian Billard, Member of the Parliament Details, SA Parliament
  3. "Cyberwarfare: The Story". The Science Show. ABC. 13 March 1999.
  4. Second adjunct professor round soon to be considered, 24 April 1997, University of Queensland.
  5. China Minority Education Project – Partnership Phase – $50,607, www.sila.org.au
  6. Chinese Minority Education (CHiME) Project, Annual Report 2014, Summer Institute of Linguistics Australia, Page 9.
South Australian House of Assembly
Preceded by
John Klunder		 Member for Newland
1979–1982		 Succeeded by
John Klunder


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