Rod Kemp
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Charles Roderick "Rod" Kemp (born 21 December 1944) is an Australia
n politician. He was a Liberal
member of the Australian Senate
from 1990 to 2008, representing the state of Victoria
.
Kemp was born in Melbourne
, Victoria
, and was educated at Melbourne University, where he graduated in commerce. He is the brother of Dr David Kemp, who was a Liberal MP 1990–2004.
Kemp was Director of the Institute of Public Affairs
, a conservative policy body founded by his father, Charles Kemp, before entering politics. He was Senior Private Secretary to the Minister for Social Security and Minister for Finance, Dame Margaret Guilfoyle
, from 1977 to 1982, and Principal Adviser to the Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Peacock
, in 1989.
Kemp was elected as a Liberal
Senator
at the 1990 election and took his seat in July 1990. He was a member of the Opposition Shadow Ministry 1992–96. He was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Security 1996 and Assistant Treasurer 1996–2001. He was Minister for the Arts and Sport
from November 2001 to January 2007. On May 12, he announced he would not contest the November 2007 election, and duly left parliament at the expiration of his term in June 2008.
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. He was 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,...
from 1990 to 2008, representing the state of 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....
.
Kemp was born 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...
, 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 Melbourne University, where he graduated in commerce. He is the brother of Dr David Kemp, who was a Liberal MP 1990–2004.
Kemp was Director of the Institute of Public Affairs
Institute of Public Affairs
The Institute of Public Affairs is a public policy think tank based in Melbourne, Australia. It advocates free market economic policies such as privatisation and deregulation of state-owned enterprises, trade liberalisation and deregulated workplaces, climate change skepticism , and the...
, a conservative policy body founded by his father, Charles Kemp, before entering politics. He was Senior Private Secretary to the Minister for Social Security and Minister for Finance, Dame Margaret Guilfoyle
Margaret Guilfoyle
Dame Margaret Georgina Constance Guilfoyle, AC, DBE was a British-born Australian Senator for the state of Victoria from 1971 to 1987. She was the second woman to receive a federal ministerial portfolio, after Dame Enid Lyons...
, from 1977 to 1982, and Principal Adviser to the Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Peacock
Andrew Peacock
Andrew Sharp Peacock AC, GCL , is a former Australian Liberal politician. He was a minister in the Gorton, McMahon and Fraser governments, and was federal leader of the Liberal Party of Australia 1983–1985 and 1989–1990...
, in 1989.
Kemp was elected as 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...
Senator
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,...
at the 1990 election and took his seat in July 1990. He was a member of the Opposition Shadow Ministry 1992–96. He was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Security 1996 and Assistant Treasurer 1996–2001. He was Minister for the Arts and Sport
Minister for Sport (Australia)
The Australian Minister for Sport is Mark Arbib, who was appointed on 14 September 2010, following the Labor Party's win at the 2010 election. The ministry is located within the Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio.-List of Ministers for Sport:...
from November 2001 to January 2007. On May 12, he announced he would not contest the November 2007 election, and duly left parliament at the expiration of his term in June 2008.