Tony Smith (Australian politician)
- Tony Smith (Australian politician)
The Honourable Anthony David Hawthorn (Tony) Smith (born 13 March 1967) is an Australian politician who has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since 2001, representing the Division of Casey, Victoria. He was born in Melbourne Victoria, to parents Alan Smith, a Chemistry teacher, and Noel Smith, a Secretary. Smith was the youngest child, with two older sisters: Christine (born 1960) and Heather (born 1962). He was educated first at Carey Grammar School in Melbourne, and then later at the University of Melbourne, where he was president of the Melbourne University Liberal Club, and is now an honorary life member. Along with Sophie Mirabella he has been one of the strongest advocates for Voluntary Student Unionism in the ParliamentFact|date=September 2008.
After completing his education, he was a Research Assistant at the Institute of Public Affairs, a conservative think-tank, before becoming first a Media Adviser and then a Senior Political Adviser to Peter Costello, the then Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party and Treasurer.
In Parliament
On the 23 January 2007, Smith was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, John Howard. He managed to hold his seat of Casey by a considerable margin at the federal election in November of that year, although the Liberal-National Coalition was defeated. On 22 September 2008, Smith was appointed Shadow Assistant Treasurer by Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull [ [http://www.liberal.org.au/documents/CoaShadMinList.pdf Coalition Shadow Ministry] ] . Smith had previously been Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and TrainingFact|date=September 2008.
References
* The Hon Tony Smith MP, [http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/biography.asp?id=APG Official Parliament website biography] , retrieved January 2008
* Liberal party of Australia, [http://www.liberal.org.au/documents/mediareleases/ShadowMinistry.pdf Shadow Ministry Members for the Liberal Party of Australia] , Retrieved on 2007-6-12.
External links
* [http://www.tonysmithmp.com/ Personal website]
Persondata
NAME=Smith, Tony
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Smith, Anthony David Hawthorn (full name)
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH=13 March 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH=Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
DATE OF DEATH=living
PLACE OF DEATH=
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