Murray Thompson
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Murray Thompson is currently a member of the Victorian
Legislative Assembly
. He has served the Sandringham electorate since 1992. The electorate includes the suburbs of Beaumaris, Black Rock, Cheltenham (part), Hampton (part), Highett (part), Mentone (part) and Sandringham. He is the son of former Liberal
Premier of Victoria Lindsay Thompson
.
Thompson was educated at Caulfield Grammar School
in Melbourne
where he served as Captain of football and member of debating team (1971–72), was School Captain, Caulfield Grammar 1972 and Member of the Caulfield Grammarians Cricket Club (1973–80). Thompson earned both a Bachelor of Arts
(1979), a Bachelor of Laws
(1981) from Monash University
where he was Student Representative on the Law Faculty Ad Hoc Committee on Professional Practice (1979) and Law Student Society Committee Member. His postgraduate study earned him a Diploma of Education (1986)from Melbourne University. He was admitted to the Victorian Bar
in 1982, set up his own suburban practice and worked as a solicitor before entering professional politics in 1992.
Thompson's Parliamentary Party Positions have included: Spokesperson for Aboriginal Affairs December 2002-January 2004, resumed July 2004-May 2006. Spokesperson for Multicultural Affairs December 2002-May 2006. Spokesperson for Citizenship January 2004-May 2006. Manager of Opposition Business (Assembly) December 2005-May 2006. Secretary to Shadow Cabinet February 2006-December 2006. Shadow Minister for Housing, Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs May 2006-December 2006. Spokesperson for Scrutiny of Government February 2007-August 2007. Shadow Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Shadow Cabinet Secretary August 2007-February 2008.
Other parliamentary duties have included membership of:
Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee, 2002–2006
Chairman of Victorian Parliamentary Law Reform Committee - 1996-1999
Legislative Assembly Privileges Committee - 2006–present
Member, Electoral Matters Committee - 2006–present
Wider associations with the community include:
Former President of the Royal Life Saving Society. Member, Rotary Club of Huntingdale since 1985. Volunteer SoIicitor, Southern Committees Legal Service, 1990-92. Member, MCC; Kingston Heath Golf Club; Caulfield Grammarians Association; Beaumaris RSL. Co-opted Member, Sandringham College School Council, 1993–2007; Member, Sandringham Primary School Council, 1993–2006, Central Bayside Community Health Centre. Honourary Member, Beaumaris Bowls Club; Sandringham Yacht Club; Member, Richmond Former Players Association. President, MOIRA Child and Family Support.
Other occupations prior to his political career include:
Vacation employment as builder's labourer, barman, exam supervisor and gardener;
John Perry Lifts Division, 1981–85; Lai and Hamilton Solicitors, 1983–85; Principal of general law practice, 1985-92.
Thompson, a keen supporter of local sporting groups was himself a former Australian rules football
er who played as a midfielder for Richmond
in the VFL until three knee operations saw him retire to complete his university studies after 14 senior games.
Victoria (Australia)
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Legislative Assembly
Victorian Legislative Assembly
The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia. Together with the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house, it sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Melbourne.-History:...
. He has served the Sandringham electorate since 1992. The electorate includes the suburbs of Beaumaris, Black Rock, Cheltenham (part), Hampton (part), Highett (part), Mentone (part) and Sandringham. He is the son of former 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...
Premier of Victoria Lindsay Thompson
Lindsay Thompson
Lindsay Hamilton Simpson Thompson AO, CMG , Australian Liberal Party politician, was the 40th Premier of Victoria from June 1981 to April 1982...
.
Thompson was educated at Caulfield Grammar School
Caulfield Grammar School
Caulfield Grammar School is an independent, co-educational, Anglican, day and boarding school, located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1881 as a boys' school, Caulfield began admitting girls exactly one hundred years later...
in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
where he served as Captain of football and member of debating team (1971–72), was School Captain, Caulfield Grammar 1972 and Member of the Caulfield Grammarians Cricket Club (1973–80). Thompson earned both a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
(1979), a Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Laws
The Bachelor of Laws is an undergraduate, or bachelor, degree in law originating in England and offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree...
(1981) from Monash University
Monash University
Monash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL....
where he was Student Representative on the Law Faculty Ad Hoc Committee on Professional Practice (1979) and Law Student Society Committee Member. His postgraduate study earned him a Diploma of Education (1986)from Melbourne University. He was admitted to the Victorian Bar
Bar association
A bar association is a professional body of lawyers. Some bar associations are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession in their jurisdiction; others are professional organizations dedicated to serving their members; in many cases, they are both...
in 1982, set up his own suburban practice and worked as a solicitor before entering professional politics in 1992.
Thompson's Parliamentary Party Positions have included: Spokesperson for Aboriginal Affairs December 2002-January 2004, resumed July 2004-May 2006. Spokesperson for Multicultural Affairs December 2002-May 2006. Spokesperson for Citizenship January 2004-May 2006. Manager of Opposition Business (Assembly) December 2005-May 2006. Secretary to Shadow Cabinet February 2006-December 2006. Shadow Minister for Housing, Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs May 2006-December 2006. Spokesperson for Scrutiny of Government February 2007-August 2007. Shadow Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Shadow Cabinet Secretary August 2007-February 2008.
Other parliamentary duties have included membership of:
Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee, 2002–2006
Chairman of Victorian Parliamentary Law Reform Committee - 1996-1999
Legislative Assembly Privileges Committee - 2006–present
Member, Electoral Matters Committee - 2006–present
Wider associations with the community include:
Former President of the Royal Life Saving Society. Member, Rotary Club of Huntingdale since 1985. Volunteer SoIicitor, Southern Committees Legal Service, 1990-92. Member, MCC; Kingston Heath Golf Club; Caulfield Grammarians Association; Beaumaris RSL. Co-opted Member, Sandringham College School Council, 1993–2007; Member, Sandringham Primary School Council, 1993–2006, Central Bayside Community Health Centre. Honourary Member, Beaumaris Bowls Club; Sandringham Yacht Club; Member, Richmond Former Players Association. President, MOIRA Child and Family Support.
Other occupations prior to his political career include:
Vacation employment as builder's labourer, barman, exam supervisor and gardener;
John Perry Lifts Division, 1981–85; Lai and Hamilton Solicitors, 1983–85; Principal of general law practice, 1985-92.
Thompson, a keen supporter of local sporting groups was himself a former Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played as a midfielder for Richmond
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
in the VFL until three knee operations saw him retire to complete his university studies after 14 senior games.