Hon Larry Anthony AO

Speeches

Parliamentary service

Elected to the House of Representatives for Richmond, New South Wales, 1996. Re-elected 1998 and 2001. Defeated at general elections, 2004.

Ministerial appointments

Committee service

House of Representatives Standing: Financial Institutions and Public Administration served from 29.5.1996 to 31.8.1998; Environment, Recreation and the Arts served from 30.5.1996 to 31.8.1998; Selection served from 22.10.1997 to 31.8.1998
Joint Statutory: Public Accounts served from 29.5.1996 to 31.8.1998; Public Accounts and Audit served from 1.1.1998 to 31.8.1998; Corporations and Securities served from 10.3.1998 to 31.8.1998

Conferences, delegations and visits

Official visit to New Zealand, July 2000.
Official visit to Canada, May 2002.
Leader, Delegation to the United Nations Special Session on Children, USA, May 2002.
Official visit to Indonesia, May 2003.
Official visit to Botswana and South Africa, May-June 2003.

Parliamentary party positions

The Nationals. Served: 11.10.2003 to 09.10.2004
National Party of Australia. Served: 02.03.1996 to 11.10.2003
National Party Whip in the House of Representatives from 21.10.1997 to 23.10.1998.

Party positions

Secretary of the National Party Sydney Metropolitan Branch (NSW) from 1983 to 1984.
Chair of the National Party Sydney Eastern Suburbs Branch (NSW) from 1987 to 1989.
Chair of the National Party Sydney Metropolitan Branch (NSW) from 1989 to 1990.
Vice-Chair of the National Party Murwillumbah Branch (NSW) from 1992 to 1994.
Member of the National Party Central Council (NSW) from 1993 to 1996.
Chair of the National Party Richmond Electorate Council (NSW) from 1993 to 1996.
Member of the National Party Central Executive (NSW) from 1994 to 1996.

Personal

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

BCom (University of New South Wales).
DipAppFinInv (Securities Industry Association).
Jackeroo from 1979 to 1980.
Small business and industrial advocate adviser at the Sydney Chamber of Commerce and Industry from 1984 to 1985.
Stockbroker and investment banker at Potter Warburg and Merrill Lynch from 1985 to 1991.
Railway company manager and director from 1991 to 1993.
Stockbroker and investment banker at Potter Warburg and Merrill Lynch from 1993 to 1996.

Electorate

Name: Richmond
Location: New South Wales north coast; it includes the towns of Alstonville, Bangalow, Brunswick Heads, Byron Bay, Lennox Head, Mullumbimby, Murwillumbah, Tweed Heads and Wollongbar.
Area: 2,137 Sq km
Electors enrolled: 81,312 (at 10.11.2001)
Industries: commercial fishing, dairying, beef cattle, maize, fruit (bananas, pawpaws, macadamia nuts, protein stock feeds, tourism, sugar, bacon and butter factories, timber, pigs, engineering, steel fabrication and clothing manufacturing.
Includes: Richmond includes the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Tweed, and parts of Ballina and Lismore.

Honours