Charles Casuscelli
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Charles Casuscelli MP, an Australian politician in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
representing Strathfield
for the Liberal Party of Australia
since 2011
.
, Italy
and emigrated to Australia in 1963, aged 5-years. His family established their home at Blacktown
in Sydney's west and he was a student firstly at Blacktown North Public Primary school and then Blacktown Boys High School. At 16 years of age he opted to enter the workforce as a Trainee in the Postmaster General's Department.
He is married to Maria for just on 31 years and father to two daughters.
Casuscelli's first senior management appointment was with the market research company AC Nielsen, he had two roles the first as National Operations Manager for the Media Research Division and later as Director Business Re-engineering for the Australian business. Many years later he returned to the company as Director Operations for the Pacific Region.
Casuscelli joined the NSW Roads and Traffic Authority
in October 1997. Holding a dual role, he was the NSW Transport Management Centre’s Project Director responsible for establishing the new facility, and he was in charge of the Transport Management Centre until 2001.
In 2001, he commenced work as a senior manager with the NRMA Motoring and Services. After a relaively short period ~ 2 years he set up his own private consultancy and delivered professional services to the transport, telecommunications, OH&S, marketing and advertising industries.
In amongst his continuous full-time service with the Australian Regular Army, Casuscelli has been an Army Reserve Signal Corp officer since 1978 having served in a range of appointments including Officer Commanding of a Royal Australian Signal Corp unit. He holds the Reserve Force Decoration in recognition of his service.
Casuscelli is also a member of the South West Metropolitan District Emergency Management Committee and works with the emergency services and other public agencies to ensure that Sydney's Inner West is prepared for major emergencies.
. Casuscelli was elected with a swing of 16.3 per cent and wining the seat with 54.4 per cent of the vote on a two party preferred basis.
Casuscelli was appointed as the Chair of the Legislative Assembly Committee on Transport and Infrastructure.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...
representing Strathfield
Electoral district of Strathfield
Strathfield is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was first created in 1988, and derives its name from the suburb of the same name. Strathfield is an urban electorate, covering 17.94 km² and taking in the suburbs of Strathfield,...
for the Liberal Party of Australia
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
since 2011
New South Wales state election, 2011
Elections to the 55th Parliament of New South Wales were held on Saturday, 26 March 2011. The 16-year incumbent Australian Labor Party government led by Premier Kristina Keneally was defeated in a landslide by the Liberal-National coalition opposition led by Barry O'Farrell.New South Wales has...
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Early years and background
Casuscelli was born in RomeRome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Italy
Italy
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and emigrated to Australia in 1963, aged 5-years. His family established their home at Blacktown
Blacktown, New South Wales
Blacktown is a suburb in the City of Blacktown, in Western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Blacktown is located 34 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the local government area of City of Blacktown.Blacktown is the largest...
in Sydney's west and he was a student firstly at Blacktown North Public Primary school and then Blacktown Boys High School. At 16 years of age he opted to enter the workforce as a Trainee in the Postmaster General's Department.
He is married to Maria for just on 31 years and father to two daughters.
Professional life
Casuscelli completed his technical training as a Telecommunications Technical Officer just as the Postmaster General's Dept was split into Australia Post and Telecom Australia. He advanced to the role of Project Manager developing computer systems to enable real-time management of telecommunications services. He left Telecom Australia and undertook continuous full-time service as an Officer with the Regular Army from 1988 to 1992. He was appointed as a staff officer (Captain) at Headquarters Australian Defence Force and later as a Major on the Headquarters of Land Command. He was responsible for the planning and implementation of command, control and communications systems within the combat elements of the Australian Army.Casuscelli's first senior management appointment was with the market research company AC Nielsen, he had two roles the first as National Operations Manager for the Media Research Division and later as Director Business Re-engineering for the Australian business. Many years later he returned to the company as Director Operations for the Pacific Region.
Casuscelli joined the NSW Roads and Traffic Authority
Roads and Traffic Authority
The Roads and Traffic Authority is a former New South Wales government agency that was responsible for major road infrastructure, licensing of drivers, and registration of motor vehicles. The RTA directly managed State roads and provided funding to local councils for regional and local roads...
in October 1997. Holding a dual role, he was the NSW Transport Management Centre’s Project Director responsible for establishing the new facility, and he was in charge of the Transport Management Centre until 2001.
In 2001, he commenced work as a senior manager with the NRMA Motoring and Services. After a relaively short period ~ 2 years he set up his own private consultancy and delivered professional services to the transport, telecommunications, OH&S, marketing and advertising industries.
In amongst his continuous full-time service with the Australian Regular Army, Casuscelli has been an Army Reserve Signal Corp officer since 1978 having served in a range of appointments including Officer Commanding of a Royal Australian Signal Corp unit. He holds the Reserve Force Decoration in recognition of his service.
Casuscelli is also a member of the South West Metropolitan District Emergency Management Committee and works with the emergency services and other public agencies to ensure that Sydney's Inner West is prepared for major emergencies.
Political career
After joining the Five Dock branch of the Liberal Party in February 2009, Casuscelli was preselected as the Liberal candidate in November 2010. At the March 2011, he contested the seat of Strathfield and ran against the sitting member and Labor minister, Virginia JudgeVirginia Judge
Dianne "Virginia" Judge , a former Australian politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Strathfield for the Australian Labor Party from 2003 until 2011.-Early life:...
. Casuscelli was elected with a swing of 16.3 per cent and wining the seat with 54.4 per cent of the vote on a two party preferred basis.
Casuscelli was appointed as the Chair of the Legislative Assembly Committee on Transport and Infrastructure.