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Bill Stefaniak

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Bill Stefaniak
Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
for Ginninderra
In office
18 February 1995 – 28 August 2008
Personal details
Born
William George Stefaniak

(1952-01-08) 8 January 1952 (age 72)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Political partyBelco (2020–present)
Other political
affiliations
Liberal (until 2008)
Independent (2008−2020)
Alma materAustralian National University

William George Stefaniak AM, RFD (born 8 January 1952) is an Australian politician and former Australian Capital Territory Minister. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the Australian Capital Territory after succeeding in a leadership challenge against then-leader Brendan Smyth on 16 May 2006. He is a former Major in the Australian Army Reserve and a law graduate of the Australian National University. On 13 December 2007, he was replaced as Liberal Leader by Zed Seselja. Stefaniak contested the 2020 Australian Capital Territory General Election as leader of the Belco Party but was not elected.

He was one of the five members for the district of Ginninderra from 1995 to 2008. Following the end of his term in Parliament, Stefaniak became appeal president of the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

Stefaniak was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2014 Australia Day Honours.[1]

Background

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Stefaniak grew up in Canberra and attended Narrabundah College.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Mr William George STEFANIAK". Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  2. ^ Canberra Liberals Archived 12 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine
Political offices
Preceded by Opposition Leader of the Australian Capital Territory
2006–2007
Succeeded by