The Hon Tony Smith MP

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Biography

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Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Casey, Victoria, 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2010.

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Ministerial appointments

• Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister from 30.1.07 to 3.12.07.

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Committee service

• House of Representatives Standing: Ageing from 20.3.02 to 31.8.04; Science and Innovation from 20.3.02 to 31.8.04; Education and Training from 11.3.08 to 10.11.08; Economics from 25.9.08 to 3.2.10 and from 13.9.11 to 7.2.12; Communications from 3.2.10 to 19.7.10.
• Joint Statutory: Corporations and Financial Services from 25.10.10.
• Joint Standing: Electoral Matters from 1.12.04 (Chair from 6.12.04) to 7.2.06; Public Accounts and Audit from 7.2.06 (Chair from 7.2.06) to 6.2.07.
• Joint Select: Australia's Clean Energy Future Legislation from 15.9.11 to 7.10.11.

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Parliamentary party positions

• Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Tax Reform from 14.9.10.
• Deputy Chairman, Coalition Policy Development Committee from 14.9.10.
• Member, Opposition Shadow Ministry from 6.12.07 to 14.9.10. Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training from 6.12.07 to 22.9.08; Shadow Assistant Treasurer from 22.9.08 to 8.12.09; Shadow Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy from 8.12.09 to 14.9.10.

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Party positions

• President, Melbourne University Liberal Club 1988.
• President, Victorian Liberal Students Association 1989.
• President, Liberal Party Box Hill North Branch 1990-95.
• Delegate, Liberal Party State Council 1990-2001.

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Personal

• Born 13.3.1967, Melbourne, Vic.
• Married.

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Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• BA(Hons), BComm (Melb).
• Research Assistant, Institute of Public Affairs 1989-90.
• Media Adviser to the Hon. P Costello, MP 1990-98.
• Senior Political Adviser to the Treasurer, the Hon P Costello, MP 1998-2001.

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Electorate

• Description: outer metropolitan.
  Location: eastern Melbourne; it includes the centres of Chirnside Park, Coldstream, Croydon, Gruyere, Kilsyth, Lilydale, Monbulk, Montrose, Mooroolbark, Mount Evelyn, Seville, Seville East, Silvan, Wandin and Wandin East.
  Area: 409 sq km (approx.).
  Electors enrolled: 92 357 (at 21.8.10).
  Industries: market gardens, orchards, nurseries, flower farms, vineyards, tourism, light manufacturing and engineering.
  State electorates: Casey includes parts of the Victorian Legislative Assembly electorates of Evelyn, Gembrook, Kilsyth, Monbulk and Warrandyte.

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