Andrew Stoner
| The Honourable Andrew Stoner MBA, BBus, MP |
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| Deputy Premier of New South Wales | |
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| Assumed office 28 March 2011 |
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| Premier | Barry O'Farrell |
| Preceded by | Carmel Tebbutt |
| Constituency | Oxley |
| Leader of the New South Wales National Party | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 31 March 2003 |
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| Deputy | Don Page (2003–2007) Andrew Fraser (2007–2008) Adrian Piccoli (2008–) |
| Preceded by | George Souris |
| Minister for Trade and Investment | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 3 April 2011 |
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| Minister for Regional Infrastructure and Services | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 3 April 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Eric Roozendaal (as Minister for State and Regional Development) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrew John Stoner 14 January 1960 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Political party | National Party of Australia |
| Spouse(s) | Cathy Stoner[1] |
| Children | Steve, Beau, Gemma, and Abbie[1] plus one other[2] |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Religion | Christian[3] |
| Website | andrewstoner.com.au |
Andrew John Stoner (born 14 January 1960), an Australian politician, is the New South Wales Deputy Premier, Minister for Trade and Investment, and Minister for Regional Infrastructure and Services, since March 2011 in the O'Farrell/Stoner Liberal-Nationals coalition. Stoner is the Leader of the New South Wales National Party since 31 March 2003. He was elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Oxley at the 1999 state election.[2]
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[edit] Biography
Stoner was born in 1960 in Brisbane, Queensland, before his family moved to Grafton, New South Wales. He attended the Queensland Institute of Technology from 1979 to 1985, receiving a Bachelor of Business, and later James Cook University of North Queensland in 1993, receiving a Master of Business Administration with first class honours. He became an employment agency manager and a regional manager in the Australian Public Service before entering parliament.[4]
Stoner joined the National Party of Australia and was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly on 27 March 1999 for Oxley. He was appointed the National Party Deputy Whip in his first term in office and rose to become Shadow Minister for Emergency Services and Shadow Minister for Sport and Recreation from 2002 to 2003. However, after the Liberal-National Coalition lost the 2003 election, the then Nationals leader George Souris stood aside and Stoner was elected in his place.[5]
Stoner helped lead the coalition to victory in the 2011 state election and despite the Liberals having a majority in their own right (51 seats), O'Farrell has chosen to retain the coalition with the Nationals.
[edit] Personal life
A keen surfer and father of six, Stoner and his wife Cathy are residents of Wauchope on the NSW Mid-North Coast.[6]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Inaugural Speech: Mr Andrew Stoner". Hansard: Legislative Assembly. Parliament of New South Wales. 2 June 1999. http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/hansart.nsf/V3Key/LA19990602045?open&refNavID=HA8_1. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- ^ a b "The Hon. Andrew John Stoner, BBus, MBA MP". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. 30 September 2011. http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf/0/4A463A34C383CEAC4A256760000CAA07. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- ^ Rehn, Alison (12 August, 2008). "Andrew Stoner, Alexander Downer & Julia Gillard in Facebook folly". Daily Telegraph. Australia. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/andrew-stoner-alexander-downer-julia-gillard-in-facebook-folly/story-e6freuy9-1111117172684. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- ^ "Andrew Stoner". National Party of Australia. http://nsw.nationals.org.au/electorate/state/oxley.aspx. Retrieved 2007-02-25.[dead link]
- ^ http://www.nsw.nationals.org.au/
- ^ http://www.andrewstoner.com.au/general/general/about-andrew.html
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| Preceded by Carmel Tebbutt |
Deputy Premier of New South Wales 2011–present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by new portfolio |
Minister for Trade and Investment 2011–present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Eric Roozendaal (as Minister for State and Regional Development) |
Minister for Regional Infrastructure and Services 2011–present |
Incumbent |
| Parliament of New South Wales | ||
| Preceded by Bruce Jeffery |
Member for Oxley 1999–present |
Incumbent |
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| Preceded by George Souris |
Leader of the New South Wales National Party 2003–present |
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