Ric Mochalski
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Richard Charles "Ric" Mochalski (21 March 1948 – 27 September 2002) was an Australia
n politician. He was the Labor
member for Bankstown in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
from 1980 to 1986.
Mochalski was the son of Czeslaw and Lola Mochalski, and was educated at De La Salle College. He received a Bachelor of Law from the University of Sydney
before becoming a solicitor; he also worked as a project manager with a public company. He married Deanne in November 1986, with whom he had two children.
In 1980, the Labor
member for the state seat of Bankstown, Nick Kearns
, died; Mochalski was selected as the Labor candidate for the by-election and was easily elected. He held the seat easily in 1981 and 1984, but in December 1986 he was forced to resign from Parliament, accused of improper conduct over the collapse of the Balanced Property Trust, which he founded and of which he was the director.
Australia
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n politician. He was the Labor
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...
member for Bankstown in 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 1980 to 1986.
Mochalski was the son of Czeslaw and Lola Mochalski, and was educated at De La Salle College. He received a Bachelor of Law from the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
before becoming a solicitor; he also worked as a project manager with a public company. He married Deanne in November 1986, with whom he had two children.
In 1980, the Labor
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...
member for the state seat of Bankstown, Nick Kearns
Nick Kearns
Nicholas Joseph Kearns was an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1962 to 1980, representing the electorate of Bankstown....
, died; Mochalski was selected as the Labor candidate for the by-election and was easily elected. He held the seat easily in 1981 and 1984, but in December 1986 he was forced to resign from Parliament, accused of improper conduct over the collapse of the Balanced Property Trust, which he founded and of which he was the director.