Geoff Lee
Dr Geoff Lee | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Parramatta | |
| Assumed office 26 March 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Tanya Gadiel |
| Majority | 12.1 points (2011) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Geoffrey Lee ca 1967[1] |
| Nationality | Australia |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Alma mater | Macquarie Graduate School of Management (2006) Macquarie University (2001) University of Western Sydney – Hawkesbury |
| Occupation | Politician, Academic and former horticulturalist |
| Website | parliament.nsw.gov.au |
Geoffrey "Geoff" Lee MP (born c. 1968[1]), an Australian politician, is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Parramatta for the Liberal Party of Australia since 2011.[2]
Early years and background
Geoff Lee was born in 1967 and has an Australian and Chinese background. He attained a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in horticulture from the University of Western Sydney – Hawkesbury[2] and was managing director of Hambledon Garden Centre, a garden centre and landscaping business in Parramatta[3] from 1992 until 2001. He completed his Master of Business Administration from Macquarie University's School of Business Administration in 2001 and commenced teaching part-time at Liverpool TAFE. From 2004 to 2006, Lee was a lecturer in business at the University of Western Sydney (UWS)[3] and, during this time, completed a Doctor of Business Administration degree at the Macquarie Graduate School of Management.[2] In 2007, he was appointed Associate Dean (Engagement) at UWS.[2][4][5]
Political career
At the March 2011 elections, Lee was elected as member for Parramatta and received a swing of 25.8 points in the traditionally strong Labor seat. Going into the election, Labor held Parramatta with a majority of 13.1 points. As a measure of the size of the massive Coalition wave that swept New South Wales that year, Lee picked up a swing large enough to turn Parramatta from a very safe Labor seat into a very safe Liberal seat in one stroke. He later said that could not have won—and certainly not with as large a swing—without winning over dozens of people who had never voted for a Liberal before.[6] He was reelected in 2015, becoming the first non-Labor member in 83 years to have held the seat for more than one term.
Lee is currently the Parliamentary Secretary for Multiculturalism.
References
- ^ a b Green, Antony (5 April 2011). "Parramatta". NSW Votes 2011. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Dr (Geoff) Geoffrey Lee, BAppSc(Hort), MBA, DBA MP". Members of the NSW Legislative Assembly. Parliament of New South Wales. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- ^ a b "Geoff Lee". Liberal for Parramatta. Liberal Party of Australia (NSW). 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ "Libs announce Parramatta candidate". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. AAP. 7 November 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ Bartok, Di (12 November 2010). "Liberal candidate for Parramatta is Geoffrey Lee". Parramatta Advertiser. News Limited. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ Madden, James (28 March 2011). "Cynical heartland voices its disgust". The Australian. News Limited. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
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- 1960s births
- Living people
- Australian horticulturists
- Australian people of Chinese descent
- Australian people of English descent
- Australian people of Scottish descent
- Horticulturists and gardeners
- Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of New South Wales
- Macquarie University alumni
- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
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