Mark Brindal
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Mark Brindal is an Australia
n politician. He was a Liberal Party of Australia
member of the South Australian House of Assembly
, Adelaide
, South Australia
, between 1989 and 2006, representing the electorates of Heywood (first term) and then Unley
.
and the (University of South Australia
).
In 1979 he was appointed as an Advisor with the Country Areas Program in South Australia. He subsequently became State Coordinator of the program.
, successfully running for the seat of Hayward. In 1993 he ran again, winning the district of Unley
. Prior to the 1993 election it had been in the hands of the Australian Labor Party
, but by the 2002 State election he had been able to turn it into a strong Liberal seat, needing a 9.3% swing in order to be unseated.
He held portfolios including Minister for Water Resources, Minister for Employment and Training, Minister Assisting for Tourism, Minister for Local Government, Minister for Employment, Minister for Youth, Minister Assisting for Environment and Heritage, Member of the Executive Council, and shadow portfolios for Water Resources, Youth, Employment and Training, and Local Government.
In 2005 Brindal declared that he would not contest preselection for the 2006 election in Unley. Instead he would seek to contest the election against the high profile Labor Education Minister, Jane Lomax Smith. He was endorsed as the Liberal candidate for the electoral district of Adelaide
.
In the run up to the 2006 state election
, Brindal admitted a relationship with a 24-year-old man and announced his decision to retire from politics, choosing not to contest the 2006 election.
Australia
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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 South Australian House of Assembly
South Australian House of Assembly
The House of Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia. The other is the Legislative Council. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Adelaide.- Overview :...
, Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
, between 1989 and 2006, representing the electorates of Heywood (first term) and then Unley
Electoral district of Unley
Unley is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. Named after the suburb of the same name, it is a 12.2 km² urban electorate in Adelaide's inner southern suburbs, taking in the suburbs of Eastwood, Frewville, Fullarton, Glenunga, Highgate, Hyde...
.
Early life
Brindal was born in South Australia and was educated at Enfield Primary School and the Adelaide Technical High School. He was employed briefly by the Advertiser newspaper before undertaking tertiary study at the University of AdelaideUniversity of Adelaide
The University of Adelaide is a public university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third oldest university in Australia...
and the (University of South Australia
University of South Australia
The University of South Australia is a public university in the Australian state of South Australia. It was formed in 1991 with the merger of the South Australian Institute of Technology and Colleges of Advanced Education. It is the largest university in South Australia, with more than 36,000...
).
Career
He began his teaching career at Cockburn Primary School in 1968. He was awarded a Commonwealth Teaching Exchange in 1975 and taught at the Treloweth County Primary School in Cornwall. Returning to Australia, he was appointed Principal at Cook PS (1976–78).In 1979 he was appointed as an Advisor with the Country Areas Program in South Australia. He subsequently became State Coordinator of the program.
Politics
Brindal entered parliament at the 1989 South Australian state electionSouth Australian state election, 1989
State elections were held in Australia on November 25, 1989. All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Premier of South Australia John Bannon defeated the Liberal Party of Australia led by Leader of the Opposition John...
, successfully running for the seat of Hayward. In 1993 he ran again, winning the district of Unley
Electoral district of Unley
Unley is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. Named after the suburb of the same name, it is a 12.2 km² urban electorate in Adelaide's inner southern suburbs, taking in the suburbs of Eastwood, Frewville, Fullarton, Glenunga, Highgate, Hyde...
. Prior to the 1993 election it had been in the hands of the Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
, but by the 2002 State election he had been able to turn it into a strong Liberal seat, needing a 9.3% swing in order to be unseated.
He held portfolios including Minister for Water Resources, Minister for Employment and Training, Minister Assisting for Tourism, Minister for Local Government, Minister for Employment, Minister for Youth, Minister Assisting for Environment and Heritage, Member of the Executive Council, and shadow portfolios for Water Resources, Youth, Employment and Training, and Local Government.
In 2005 Brindal declared that he would not contest preselection for the 2006 election in Unley. Instead he would seek to contest the election against the high profile Labor Education Minister, Jane Lomax Smith. He was endorsed as the Liberal candidate for the electoral district of Adelaide
Electoral district of Adelaide
Adelaide is an electorate for the South Australian House of Assembly which includes Adelaide's central business district and suburbs in the inner north and inner north east...
.
In the run up to the 2006 state election
South Australian legislative election, 2006
The state election for the 51st Parliament of South Australia was held in the Australian state of South Australia on 18 March 2006, and was conducted by the independent State Electoral Office.-House of Assembly:...
, Brindal admitted a relationship with a 24-year-old man and announced his decision to retire from politics, choosing not to contest the 2006 election.