▁for ▁parliament ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁federal ▁election , ▁aged ▁ 2 2 , ▁running ▁in ▁the ▁safe ▁Labor ▁seat ▁of ▁Sc ull in . ▁He ▁was ▁state ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Young ▁Liber als ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁and ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁party ' s ▁state ▁executive ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁Lyn ch ▁was ▁eventually ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁election . ▁He ▁won ▁Liberal ▁pr ese lection ▁for ▁the ▁Division ▁of ▁Fl ind ers ▁against ▁a ▁large ▁field ▁of ▁other ▁candidates . ▁ ▁Government ▁minister ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁Lyn ch ▁served ▁various ly ▁as ▁Minister ▁for ▁the ▁Army , ▁Minister ▁for ▁Im m igration , ▁and ▁Minister ▁for ▁Labour ▁and ▁National ▁Service , ▁under ▁Prime ▁Minister s ▁John ▁G orton ▁and ▁William ▁Mc M ah on . ▁In ▁opposition ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁Deput y ▁Le ader ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁Deput y ▁Le ader ▁of ▁the ▁O pp osition ▁as ▁then ▁Liberal ▁leader ▁Billy ▁S ned den ▁had ▁refused ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁title ▁to ▁the ▁Country ▁Party ▁leader ▁Doug ▁Anthony . ▁After ▁his ▁party ▁won ▁back ▁government ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁Lyn ch ▁continued ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Le ader ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal