Tim Fischer, former deputy prime minister and Nationals leader, dies aged 73

Fischer, who led the National party between 1990 and 1999, had had cancer for more than a decade

Former Nationals leader and deputy prime minister Tim Fischer has died aged 73.

Fischer, who first became an MP at the age of 24, was National leader from 1990 to 1999 and deputy prime minister in the Howard government from 1996 to 1999. He quit politics in 2001.

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