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The Hon. Anthony (Tony) John ABBOTT MP
Federal House of Representatives
The information on this page was provided by the parliamentarian or obtained through parliamentary
handbooks or web sites. It was correct as at
February 2008
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| Liberal Party |
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| NSW |
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| Parliamentary Service |
| Elected to the House of Representatives for Warringah, New South Wales at by-election 26.3.1994 vice the Hon. M.J.R. MacKellar (resigned). Re-elected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004 and 24 November 2007. |
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| Ministerial and Shadow Ministerial Appointments |
| Minister for Employment Services from 21 October 1998 - 30 January 2001; Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business from 30 January 2001 - 26 November 2001; Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations from 26 November 2001 - 7 October 2003; Minister for Health and Ageing from 7 October 2003 - 3 December 2007; Shadow Minister for Families, Community Services, Indigenous Affairs and the Voluntary Sector from 6 December 2007 - 22 September 2008. Shadow Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs from 22 September 2009. |
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| Parliamentary Party Positions |
| Leader of the House from 23 November 2001 - 3 December 2007; Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs from 11 March 1996 - 21 October 1998. |
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| Committee Service |
| House of Representatives Standing: Banking, Finance and Public Administration from 5 May 1994 - 29 January 1996. |
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| Former Occupations |
| Rhodes Scholar; Journalist; Plant Manager, Pioneer Concrete; Press secretary and political adviser to the Leader of the Opposition, Dr J.R. Hewson 1990-93; Executive Director, Australians for Constitutional Monarchy 1993-94 |
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| Publications |
| The Minimal Monarchy Wakefield Press 1995; How to Win the Constitutional War Wakefield Press 1997. |
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| Qualifications |
| BEc, LLB (Syd), MA (Oxon) |
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| Electoral Address |
| Level 2, 17 Sydney Road
Manly NSW 2095 |
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| Telephone |
| (02) 9977 6411 |
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| Fax |
| (02) 9977 8715 |
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| Other Addresses |
| PO Box 450, Manly NSW 2095. Parliamentary Address: PO Box 6022 or House of Representatives, Parliament House, Canberra ACT 2600. Ph: (02) 6277 4979. Fax: (02) 6277 8407. |
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| Email |
| Tony.Abbott.MP@aph.gov.au |
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| Web |
| www.tonyabbott.com.au |
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| Date of Birth |
| 4/11/57 |
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| Place of Birth |
| London, UK |
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| Married/Children |
| Married; 3 children |
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