Greg Piper
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| Clr Greg Piper MP | |
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| Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Lake Macquarie |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 24 March 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Jeff Hunter |
| Majority | 15.4% v LIB |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 August 1957 Coffs Harbour, New South Wales |
| Nationality |  Australia |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Lyn |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | near Mirrabooka |
| Website | http://www.gregpiper1.com/ |
Gregory Michael Piper MP (born 31 August 1957 in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales[citation needed]), an Australian politician, is the independent member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Lake Macquarie since 2007. Piper also serves as Mayor of City of Lake Macquarie, since 2004.
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[edit] Early years and background
Piper grew up in the Lake Macquarie suburb of Kahibah.[citation needed] He has three children and one granddaughter.[citation needed] He now lives on the Morisset Peninsula in Mirrabooka, near the Westlakes suburb of Morisset, with his wife Lyn.[1]
[edit] Local government political career
Independent Councillor Greg Piper was first elected to the City of Lake Macquarie Council in 1991 and served as Deputy Mayor through 2000. He has sat on and chaired numerous Council and State Government committees. Piper has held the position of Chairman of the Lake Macquarie Estuary Management Committee and the Lake Macquarie Project Management Committee since the establishment of each. He also served on Hunter Waste Management and Planning Board for a number of years including a period as Chairman.[1] He was elected as the Mayor of Lake Macquarie in March 2004,
In the 2008 local Government elections, Piper stood again for the position of Mayor. Piper received 60% of the first preference vote in the Mayoral category easily out voting his next opponent, Labor's John Buckley with 27% of the vote and The Greens candidates 13%.[2]
[edit] New South Wales political career
Piper was elected as the Member for Lake Macquarie at the 2007 general election. Piper has sat on the Legislative Assembly's Broadband Committee and currently is a member of the Natural Resources Committee (Climate Change).[1]
[edit] Political views
According to his web site he is "left leaning, socially progressive, fiscally cautious, pragmatic, swinging voter; and staunchly Independent."[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Mr (Greg) Gregory Michael Piper, MP". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf/d890a06557517cedca256e700008765e/f1a160a8ab81023aca2572b4000b3898. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
- ^ "2008 Lake Macquarie City Council election results". Department of Local Government. http://www.lg.elections.nsw.gov.au/LGE2008/result.Lake_Macquarie.mayoral.html. Retrieved 12 February 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "Why independent". Greg Piper. http://www.gregpiper1.com/gpwin.htm. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
| Parliament of New South Wales | ||
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| Preceded by Jeff Hunter |
Member for Lake Macquarie 2007–present |
Incumbent |
