Kevin Rozzoli
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Kevin Richard Rozzoli is an Australia
n politician. He was a Liberal Party of Australia
member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
from 1973 until 2003, representing the electorate of Hawkesbury
. He also served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
from 1988 to 1995, during the Greiner
and John Fahey
governments.
Rozzoli studied at Richmond High School
. He subsequently received a trade certificate in watchmaking, and worked as a retail watchmaker and jeweller from 1956 to 1972. He was a member of the Windsor Municipal Council (a forerunner to the City of Hawkesbury
) from 1968 to 1974, leaving the council after his election to parliament.
Bernie Deane
, the then MLA for the relatively safe Liberal seat of Hawkesbury
, resigned in late 1972. Rozzoli won Liberal preselection for the resulting by-election, going on to narrowly defeat Labor candidate Peter Dunn on February 17, 1973. He was re-elected nine terms in a career lasting thirty years. He studied for a law degree during his early parliamentary career, and was admitted to the bar in 1985. He was a shadow minister while the Liberal Party was in opposition during the 1980s, and was appointed Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
when they won office under Nick Greiner
in 1988.
Rozzoli attempted to recontest his seat for a tenth time at the 2003 state election, but amidst a period of intra-party factional conflict, was defeated for Liberal preselection by former Hornsby mayor Steven Pringle
. The animosity created by defeating Rozzoli after thirty years was later touted as a factor in Pringle's own loss of preselection to Ray Williams
after only one term; at the time, Rozzoli stated "what comes around, goes around".
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 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...
member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
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...
from 1973 until 2003, representing the electorate of Hawkesbury
Electoral district of Hawkesbury
Hawkesbury is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was represented by Steven Pringle, formerly of the Liberal Party of Australia, who contested the 2007 election as an independent but was defeated by Ray Williams of the Liberal Party of...
. He also served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly, New South Wales's lower chamber of Parliament. The current Speaker is Shelley Hancock, who was elected on 3 May 2011...
from 1988 to 1995, during the Greiner
Nick Greiner
Nicholas "Nick" Frank Hugo Greiner AC, is an Australian businessman and former politician. He was the 37th Premier New South Wales from 1988 to 1992. He was Leader of the New South Wales Division of the Liberal Party from 1983 to 1992 and Leader of the Opposition from 1983 to 1988. He is married...
and John Fahey
John Fahey (politician)
John Joseph Fahey, AC is a former Premier of New South Wales and Federal Minister for Finance in Australia. John Fahey is currently the President of the World Anti-Doping Agency. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1984 to 1996 and the federal House of Representatives...
governments.
Rozzoli studied at Richmond High School
Richmond High School (Richmond, New South Wales)
Richmond High School is a school in Richmond, New South Wales, Australia. It was founded in 1955 as a centre of learning for students all across the Richmond area. The school is well-equipped for extra-curricular activities as it contains a large gymnasium with various sporting facilities. It is...
. He subsequently received a trade certificate in watchmaking, and worked as a retail watchmaker and jeweller from 1956 to 1972. He was a member of the Windsor Municipal Council (a forerunner to the City of Hawkesbury
City of Hawkesbury
The City of Hawkesbury is a Local Government Area of New South Wales, Australia, part of which is at the fringe of the Sydney metropolitan area, about 50 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district...
) from 1968 to 1974, leaving the council after his election to parliament.
Bernie Deane
Bernie Deane
Bernard Sydney Llewellyn Deane was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1950 until 1972. He was a member of the Liberal Party of Australia....
, the then MLA for the relatively safe Liberal seat of Hawkesbury
Electoral district of Hawkesbury
Hawkesbury is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was represented by Steven Pringle, formerly of the Liberal Party of Australia, who contested the 2007 election as an independent but was defeated by Ray Williams of the Liberal Party of...
, resigned in late 1972. Rozzoli won Liberal preselection for the resulting by-election, going on to narrowly defeat Labor candidate Peter Dunn on February 17, 1973. He was re-elected nine terms in a career lasting thirty years. He studied for a law degree during his early parliamentary career, and was admitted to the bar in 1985. He was a shadow minister while the Liberal Party was in opposition during the 1980s, and was appointed Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly, New South Wales's lower chamber of Parliament. The current Speaker is Shelley Hancock, who was elected on 3 May 2011...
when they won office under Nick Greiner
Nick Greiner
Nicholas "Nick" Frank Hugo Greiner AC, is an Australian businessman and former politician. He was the 37th Premier New South Wales from 1988 to 1992. He was Leader of the New South Wales Division of the Liberal Party from 1983 to 1992 and Leader of the Opposition from 1983 to 1988. He is married...
in 1988.
Rozzoli attempted to recontest his seat for a tenth time at the 2003 state election, but amidst a period of intra-party factional conflict, was defeated for Liberal preselection by former Hornsby mayor Steven Pringle
Steven Pringle
Steven Bruce Scott Pringle is a former Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 2003 to 2007, representing the electorate of Hawkesbury....
. The animosity created by defeating Rozzoli after thirty years was later touted as a factor in Pringle's own loss of preselection to Ray Williams
Ray Williams (Australian politician)
Ray Williams, MP, an Australian politician, is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Hawkesbury for the Liberal Party of Australia since 2007.-Early life and background:...
after only one term; at the time, Rozzoli stated "what comes around, goes around".