Evan Thornley

Evan Thornley

Evan William Thornley (born 1964), Australian politician and entrepreneur, is a Labor member of the Victorian Legislative Council for the Southern Metropolitan Region.

He was a founder (with his wife, Tracey Ellery) and former Chairman and CEO of internet search company Looksmart Ltd.

Elected to the Parliament of Victoria in 2006, he currently serves as Parliamentary Secretary assisting the Premier on the National Reform Agenda and Innovation.

Thornley is Chair of Per Capita and National Secretary of the Australian Fabian Society.

He is a board member of the Brotherhood of St Laurence and the Chifley Research Centre, was a founding director of www.getup.org.au, and a founding officer of the National Union of Students.

Thornley is a graduate of the University of Melbourne, completing a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws in 1991. From 1991 to 1995 he was a consultant at McKinsey and Company, a management consultancy firm.

He is known as the richest member of the Victorian Parliament, with a net worth estimated at $54 million. He is a noted donor to various progressive causes, including the Australian Labor Party.He owns grazing property in western Victoria and four investment properties in Melbourne, Queensland and New South Wales, as well as a residence in Kew [http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,21842397-2862,00.html] .

External links

* [http://www.evanthornley.com.au Evan Thornley's parliamentary website]
* [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/07/07/1025667089032.html The Age profile on Evan Thornley]
* [http://www.scotch.vic.edu.au/Gscot/gsdec04/34evan.htm Scotch College profile]
* [http://www.looksmart.com Looksmart]
* [http://technorati.com/tag/Evan+Thornley Evan Thornley's Technorati profile]
* [http://www.laborfirst.com Evan Thornley's ALP website]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • LookSmart — Infobox Company name = LookSmart type = Public (nasdaq|LOOK) genre = foundation = 1995 as Homebase founder = Reader s Digest location city = San Francisco, California location country = USA location = origins = key people = area served = industry …   Wikipedia

  • Victorian state election campaign, 2006 — This article is about the campaigns of contesting political parties and independent candidates for the 2006 Victorian State election in Australia in chronological sequence from the pre election phoney campaign through the official election… …   Wikipedia

  • Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2006–2010 — This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council, as elected at the 2006 state election. Name Party Province Term of office Bruce Atkinson Liberal Eastern Metropolitan Region 1992–present Greg Barber Greens Northern Metropolitan… …   Wikipedia

  • City of Glen Eira — Victoria Population: 136,354(2009)[1] …   Wikipedia

  • National Union of Students (Australia) — The National Union of Students (NUS) is the peak representative body for Australian university students. Most student unions in Australian campuses are affiliated to NUS. A university is eligible by its classification as a legitimate training… …   Wikipedia

  • Andrew Landeryou — Infobox Writer imagesize = name =Andrew Landeryou pseudonym = birthdate = 19 August, 1970 birthplace=Australia deathdate = deathplace= occupation =Blogger, Businessman genre = Politics movement = notableworks= influences = influenced =Andrew John …   Wikipedia

  • GetUp! — Infobox Organization name = GetUp! caption = membership = 287,000 members headquarters = Sydney, Australia formation = 2005 website = http://www.getup.org.au GetUp! is an Australian political organisation that aims to hold politicians accountable …   Wikipedia

  • University of Melbourne Student Union — UMSU Full name University of Melbourne Student Union Founded 1884 Affiliation NUS Key people Rachael Lim, President Office location …   Wikipedia

  • List of University of Melbourne people — This is an incomplete list of University of Melbourne people, including alumni and staff. Governors General of Australia *Richard Casey, Baron Casey *Sir Zelman Cowen *Peter Hollingworth *Sir Isaac Isaacs, also a previous Chief Justice of… …   Wikipedia

  • Candidates of the Victorian legislative election, 2006 — This article provides details on candidates preselected by political parties or who have nominated as independents for the 2006 Victorian election to be held on 25 November 2006.Retiring MPsLaborBundoora Labor MLA and Minister for Community… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”