- Stuart St Clair
Stuart Roy St. Clair (born 21 November 1949), Australian lobbyist and politician, is the chief executive of the
Australian Trucking Association and was a member of theAustralian House of Representatives for theDivision of New England between 1998 to 2001.Born in Sydney in 1949, St. Clair spent his early life as truck driver and sawmiller before becoming involved in politics in the 1980s. He was elected to Guyra Shire Council in 1987 and later become mayor.
In 1998, St. Clair was chosen by the National Party to succeed Ian Sinclair as member for the seat of New England. He contested and won the subsequent election and served on a number of parliamentary committees during his tenure as an MHR. In 2001, St. Clair was defeated by independent
Tony Windsor , and became a senior advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minster for Transport, John Anderson. In March 2006, St. Clair was appointed Chief Executive of the Australian Trucking Association.External links
* [http://www.atatruck.net.au/ata_secretariat.html Link to ATA bio for St. Clair]
* [http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/22527/20011108/www.stclairnewengland.com/Header%20Pages/stuart.html Pandora Archive of St. Clair’s website as MHR for New England]###@@@KEY@@@###
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