Paul Zammit is a former Australia

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n Liberal

Liberal Party of Australia

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 politician.

Zammit was born in Alexandria

Alexandria

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, Egypt

Egypt

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. He was first the state member for Burwood

Electoral district of Burwood (New South Wales)

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 from 1984 to 1988; then, after Burwood was abolished, he became state member for Strathfield

Electoral district of Strathfield

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 from 1988 to 1996. In 1991, he was made Assistant Minister to the Premier 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...

 and held that post when John Fahey

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 took over as Premier

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 in 1992.
In 1996, he stepped down to contest the federal Division of Lowe

Division of Lowe

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 which he won. In 1998 he resigned from the Liberal Party, citing aircraft noise, and contested the seat as an Independent, managing to achieve only 15% of the vote, losing to Labor's John Murphy

John Murphy (Australian politician)

John Paul Murphy , Australian politician, is an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since October 1998, representing Lowe and then Reid, New South Wales. He was born in Dunedoo, New South Wales...

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