Christopher Arthur "Chris" Strong (born 12 October 1941) is a former Australia

Australia

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n politician.

Born in Brisbane

Brisbane

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, Queensland

Queensland

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, he attended public schools at Rosebud

Rosebud, Victoria

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 in Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

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 before becoming an Associate in Civil Engineering in 1964 (RMIT

RMIT University

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). From 1970 to 1983 he was a Project Management Consultant, and he held a senior management position with SECV from 1983 to 1992. He was a Brighton City Councillor

City of Brighton

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 1975–78, and had a long history in the Liberal Party

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In 1992, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council

Victorian Legislative Council

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 as a Liberal member for Higinbotham Province

Higinbotham Province

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. He remained on the backbench for his entire political career. With the rearrangement of the Legislative Council in 2006, he lost Liberal preselection and retired.