Murray Thompson

Murray Thompson MP
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Sandringham
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 October 1992
Preceded by	David Lea
Personal details
Born	Murray Hamilton Ross Thompson (1953-12-27) 27 December 1953 Melbourne
Political party	Liberal Party
Parent	Lindsay Thompson
Alma mater	Monash University
Profession	Lawyer
Website	murraythompson.com.au

Murray Thompson
Personal information
Original team(s)	Caulfield Grammar
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	71.5 kg (158 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1973–76	Richmond	14 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1976.
Career highlights
Richmond Reserves Premiership Player 1973
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Murray Hamilton Ross Thompson (born 27 December 1953) is a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. He has served the Sandringham electorate since 1992. The electorate includes the suburbs of Beaumaris, Black Rock, and Sandringham, and parts of Cheltenham, Hampton, Highett and Mentone. He is the son of former Liberal Premier of Victoria Lindsay Thompson.

Early life and education

Thompson was educated at Caulfield Grammar School in Melbourne where he served as Captain of football and member of debating team (1971–72), was School Captain, Caulfield Grammar 1972 and Member of the Caulfield Grammarians Cricket Club (1973–80). Thompson earned both a Bachelor of Arts (1979), a Bachelor of Laws (1981) from Monash University where he was Student Representative on the Law Faculty Ad Hoc Committee on Professional Practice (1979) and Law Student Society Committee Member. His postgraduate study earned him a Diploma of Education (1986) from Melbourne University.

Career

He was admitted to the Victorian Bar in 1982, set up his own suburban practice and worked as a solicitor before entering professional politics in 1992.

In 1999 Murray Thompson attended a function hosted where he heard people speaking about the Costello Abbott defamation case. Thompson was an Australian rules footballer who played as a midfielder for Richmond in the VFL until three knee operations caused him to retire after 14 senior games.

As a member of Parliament, he served on the Liberal frontbench in a range of portfolios in opposition, between December 2002 and February 2008.

In government, Thompson unsuccessfully contested the leadership against then Major Projects Minister Denis Napthine in the ballot resulting from the resignation of Premier Ted Baillieu.

In 2008 Thompson voted against legalising abortion in Victoria.

In 2015 Thompson voted against banning anti abortion protesters from protesting outside abortion clinics.

Thompson is retiring at the 2018 Victorian election.

Bibliography

• Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996

External links

• Parliamentary voting record of Murray Thompson at Victorian Parliament Tracker
• Parliamentary page