Anthony family (Australian politics)
- Anthony family (Australian politics)
The Anthony family is the only Australian three-generation dynasty in the House of Representatives, although Alexander Downer is the son of a federal MP and the grandson of a Senator. All three sat in the Division of Richmond in north-eastern New South Wales.
*Hubert Lawrence Anthony, Larry Anthony Senior, (1897-1957), born in Warren, New South Wales, farmer and chairman of the Banana Growers Federation, became an MP in 1937 and a minister by 1940, and a minister again from 1949 until his sudden death in 1957.
*Doug Anthony, (1929-current), born in Murwillumbah, New South Wales, farmer, became an MP when his father died in 1957 and a minister from 1964, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia 1971-72 and 1975-83, before resigning in 1984.
*Larry Anthony, (1961-current), born in Sydney, New South Wales, businessman and stockbroker, was the third Anthony in Richmond, from 1996 to 2004. He was a minister from 1999 until his defeat by Justine Elliot five years later. He is now on the board of directors of ABC Learning, the Macquarie Media Group, the Queensland based financial institution Indue, and the leading edge technology company CertainEdge. He is also the Chairman of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award for Australia.
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