Russell Smith (politician)
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Russell Harold Lester Smith (born 22 November 1946) is an Australia
n politician. He was a Liberal Party of Australia
member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
from 1988 to 2003, representing the electorate of Bega.
Smith was a farmer and businessman before entering state politics. He had also served as a councillor and deputy president of both the Bombala Council
and the Monaro County Council. Smith was preselected as the Liberal candidate for the newly re-established safe Liberal seat of electoral district of Bega at the 1988 election and was easily elected. He was re-elected three more times, and retired at the 2003 election, when he was succeeded by Andrew Constance
.
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 Party of Australia
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 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 1988 to 2003, representing the electorate of Bega.
Smith was a farmer and businessman before entering state politics. He had also served as a councillor and deputy president of both the Bombala Council
Bombala Council
Bombala Shire is a Local Government Area in the Monaro region of southeastern New South Wales, Australia. In addition to Bombala, Bombala Shire includes the villages of Delegate, Cathcart and Bibbenluke.- Council :...
and the Monaro County Council. Smith was preselected as the Liberal candidate for the newly re-established safe Liberal seat of electoral district of Bega at the 1988 election and was easily elected. He was re-elected three more times, and retired at the 2003 election, when he was succeeded by Andrew Constance
Andrew Constance
Andrew James Constance MP , an Australian politician, is the New South Wales Minister for Ageing and Disability Services in the O'Farrell government, since 2011...
.