▁government ▁minister ▁under ▁three ▁prime ▁minister s . ▁ ▁Lyn ch ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁school te acher ▁and ▁management ▁consult ant ▁before ▁entering ▁politics . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁parliament ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁federal ▁election . ▁Lyn ch ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁cabinet ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 3 4 , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁Minister ▁for ▁the ▁Army ▁( 1 9 6 8 – 1 9 6 9 ), ▁Minister ▁for ▁Im m igration ▁( 1 9 6 9 – 1 9 7 1 ), ▁and ▁Minister ▁for ▁Labour ▁and ▁National ▁Service ▁( 1 9 7 1 – 1 9 7 2 ) ▁under ▁John ▁G orton ▁and ▁William ▁Mc M ah on . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁deput y ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁serving ▁first ▁under ▁Billy ▁S ned den ▁and ▁later ▁under ▁Mal col m ▁F ras er . ▁Lyn ch ▁became ▁Tre as urer ▁when ▁the ▁Liber als ▁returned ▁to ▁power ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁but ▁had ▁to ▁res ign ▁after ▁two ▁years ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁perce ived ▁conflict ▁of ▁interest . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁Minister ▁for ▁Indust ry ▁and ▁Com merce ▁until ▁his ▁ret irement ▁due ▁to ▁ill ▁health ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁He ▁died ▁of ▁cancer ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁later , ▁aged ▁ 5 0 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Lyn ch ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Carl ton , ▁Melbourne , ▁Victoria , ▁the ▁oldest ▁child ▁of ▁Dor othy