Gerald Ashman
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Gerald Barry Ashman is a former Australia
n politician. He was a Liberal
member of the Victorian Legislative Council
from 1988 to 2002, representing first Boronia
and then Koonung Province
.
Ashman was a businessman before entering politics, working as a business consultant throughout the 1980s. A long-term member of the Liberal Party
, he was chairperson of the Aston Federal Electorate
Committee in 1984 and 1988, and convenor of the Small Business and Public Works Policy Committee in 1986 and 1988. In 1979 he unsuccessfully contested the state seat of Knox
.
In 1988, Ashman was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council
for Boronia Province
, which he held until its abolition in 1996, when he moved to Koonung Province
. A federal backbencher, he served on several committees but never rose to become a minister. He was defeated in 2002.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician. He was a Liberal
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...
member of the Victorian Legislative Council
Victorian Legislative Council
The Victorian Legislative Council, is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Victoria, Australia; the lower house being the Legislative Assembly. Both houses sit in Parliament House in Spring Street, Melbourne. The Legislative Council serves as a house of review, in a similar fashion to...
from 1988 to 2002, representing first Boronia
Boronia Province
Boronia Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council until 2006. It was abolished progressively in 1992 and 1996 and was replaced with Koonung Province.-Members for Boronia Province:...
and then Koonung Province
Koonung Province
Koonung Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council. It existed as a two-member electorate from 1992 to 2006, with members serving alternating eight-year terms. It replaced the abolished Boronia Province...
.
Ashman was a businessman before entering politics, working as a business consultant throughout the 1980s. A long-term member of the Liberal Party
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...
, he was chairperson of the Aston Federal Electorate
Division of Aston
The Division of Aston is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1984 and is named for Tilly Aston, a blind writer and teacher who helped found the Library of the Victorian Association of Braille Writers in 1894. It is located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne,...
Committee in 1984 and 1988, and convenor of the Small Business and Public Works Policy Committee in 1986 and 1988. In 1979 he unsuccessfully contested the state seat of Knox
Electoral district of Knox
Electoral district of Knox was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria.-Members for Knox:...
.
In 1988, Ashman was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council
Victorian Legislative Council
The Victorian Legislative Council, is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Victoria, Australia; the lower house being the Legislative Assembly. Both houses sit in Parliament House in Spring Street, Melbourne. The Legislative Council serves as a house of review, in a similar fashion to...
for Boronia Province
Boronia Province
Boronia Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council until 2006. It was abolished progressively in 1992 and 1996 and was replaced with Koonung Province.-Members for Boronia Province:...
, which he held until its abolition in 1996, when he moved to Koonung Province
Koonung Province
Koonung Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council. It existed as a two-member electorate from 1992 to 2006, with members serving alternating eight-year terms. It replaced the abolished Boronia Province...
. A federal backbencher, he served on several committees but never rose to become a minister. He was defeated in 2002.