Brian Pezzutti

Brian Patrick Victor Pezzutti, AM, CSC, RFD (Italian: [petˈtsutti]; born 6 January 1947) is a former Australian politician and Australian Army officer. Born in Casino, New South Wales, he was the son of Victor Dominic Pezzutti and Helena Hilda Bazzo. He was an army reservist in 1965 and later became active in the armed forces; he received the National Medal in 1978. On 23 February 1976 he married Christine Jillian Spence, with whom he has two daughters and two sons.^[1]

Pezzutti was trained as a medical practitioner and is a specialist anaesthetist. He joined the Liberal Party and was the foundation president of the Lismore Branch, serving from 1983 until 1990. He has been vice-president since this time. In 1988, he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council, on which he served until his retirement in 2003. While an MLC, he served in the Gulf War (1991), Bougainville (1995, 1998) and East Timor (1999). He was also Brigadier Assistant Surgeon General of the Australian Defence Forces from 2000 to 2004.^[1]

Ribbon	Description	Notes
	Member of the Order of Australia (AM)	(26 January 2024)[2]
	Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC)	(26 January 2009)[3]
	Australian Active Service Medal	with EAST TIMOR clasp[1]
	International Force East Timor Medal	(1999)[1]
	Australian Service Medal	with RWANDA clasp (1995)[1]
	Centenary Medal	(1 January 2001)[4]
	Reserve Force Decoration with 3 Rosettes (RFD)	For 30–34 years of service (1986)[1]
	National Medal	For 15 years national service (16 October 1980)[5]
	Australian Defence Medal	(2006)
	Anniversary of National Service 1951-1972 Medal	(2002)[1]

Additional awards:

• New South Wales Government Meritorious Award for Tsunami Assistance (2005)^[1]
• Paul Harris Fellow – Rotary International (2006)^[1]