Richard Colbeck
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Richard Mansell Colbeck Australia
n politician, is a Liberal
member of the Australian Senate
representing Tasmania
. He was born in Myrtleford, Victoria
, and was educated at Devonport Technical College. He was a Building estimator and supervisor, managing director and proprietor of a building consultancy before entering politics.
He was a Director of the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry 1998-2001 and served as its president from 1993 to 1996 and again from 1998 to 2000. He was an Alderman of the Devonport City Council 1999-2002.
Colbeck was appointed to the Senate by the Governor of Tasmania in February 2002 to fill the casual vacancy caused by the retirement of Senator the Hon. Jocelyn Newman.
Richard Colbeck was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry in October 2004. In January 2006 he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance and Administration. With the defeat of the government led by John Howard
in 2007, Colbeck was appointed to the Shadow Ministry, as Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Health and was shifted to the role of Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry in September 2008.
In September 2010, he was appointed Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries and Forestry and Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Innovation, Industry and Science by Opposition leader, Tony Abbott.
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, is a 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...
member of the Australian Senate
Australian Senate
The Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the lower house being the House of Representatives. Senators are popularly elected under a system of proportional representation. Senators are elected for a term that is usually six years; after a double dissolution, however,...
representing Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
. He was born in Myrtleford, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, and was educated at Devonport Technical College. He was a Building estimator and supervisor, managing director and proprietor of a building consultancy before entering politics.
He was a Director of the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry 1998-2001 and served as its president from 1993 to 1996 and again from 1998 to 2000. He was an Alderman of the Devonport City Council 1999-2002.
Colbeck was appointed to the Senate by the Governor of Tasmania in February 2002 to fill the casual vacancy caused by the retirement of Senator the Hon. Jocelyn Newman.
Richard Colbeck was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry in October 2004. In January 2006 he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance and Administration. With the defeat of the government led by John Howard
John Howard
John Winston Howard AC, SSI, was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia, from 11 March 1996 to 3 December 2007. He was the second-longest serving Australian Prime Minister after Sir Robert Menzies....
in 2007, Colbeck was appointed to the Shadow Ministry, as Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Health and was shifted to the role of Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry in September 2008.
In September 2010, he was appointed Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries and Forestry and Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Innovation, Industry and Science by Opposition leader, Tony Abbott.