Tony Stewart (Australian politician)
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Anthony Paul "Tony" Stewart (born 23 November 1956), a former Australia
n politician, was a Member of the New South Wales
Legislative Assembly
representing the electorates of Bankstown and Lakemba
between 1995 and 2011
for the Australian Labor Party
.
He was the Minister for Small Business, Minister for Science and Medical Research
and Minister Assisting the Minister for Health (Cancer) in the New South Wales State Government
from 8 September 2008 till 11 November 2008. He was dismissed by Premier Nathan Rees
after allegations that he had verbally and physically harassed a staff member. Stewart later challenged these allegations in the Supreme Court
. In January 2010, he was appointed secretary assisting the minister for sport and recreation.
Stewart was born in Sydney
. He was elected to the NSW Legislative Assembly on 25 March 1995, representing the electorate Lakemba. He was elected as Member for Bankstown at a general election in March 1999 and re-elected to this district in March 2003 and March 2007.
Stewart decided to not contest the 2011 state election. The Labor Party endorsed Bankstown
Mayor, Tania Mihailuk, as its candidate for the election held in March 2011.
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, was a Member of the New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. 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...
representing the electorates of Bankstown and Lakemba
Electoral district of Lakemba
Lakemba is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in Sydney's Inner West. It has been held by the Australian Labor Party since its creation in 1927...
between 1995 and 2011
New South Wales state election, 2011
Elections to the 55th Parliament of New South Wales were held on Saturday, 26 March 2011. The 16-year incumbent Australian Labor Party government led by Premier Kristina Keneally was defeated in a landslide by the Liberal-National coalition opposition led by Barry O'Farrell.New South Wales has...
for the Australian Labor Party
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...
.
He was the Minister for Small Business, Minister for Science and Medical Research
Minister for Medical Research (New South Wales)
The New South Wales Minister for Medical Research has responsibilities for sponsoring and supporting scientific and medical research.The current Minister for Medical Research is Jillian Skinner. She administers her portfolio through the Department of Health....
and Minister Assisting the Minister for Health (Cancer) in the New South Wales State Government
Government of New South Wales
The form of the Government of New South Wales is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1856, although it has been amended many times since then...
from 8 September 2008 till 11 November 2008. He was dismissed by Premier Nathan Rees
Nathan Rees
Nathan Rees MP, , an Australian politician, was the 41st Premier of New South Wales and parliamentary leader of the New South Wales division of the Australian Labor Party from September 2008 to December 2009...
after allegations that he had verbally and physically harassed a staff member. Stewart later challenged these allegations in the Supreme Court
Supreme Court of New South Wales
The Supreme Court of New South Wales is the highest state court of the Australian State of New South Wales...
. In January 2010, he was appointed secretary assisting the minister for sport and recreation.
Stewart was born in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. He was elected to the NSW Legislative Assembly on 25 March 1995, representing the electorate Lakemba. He was elected as Member for Bankstown at a general election in March 1999 and re-elected to this district in March 2003 and March 2007.
Stewart decided to not contest the 2011 state election. The Labor Party endorsed Bankstown
City of Bankstown
The City of Bankstown is a city and Local Government Area in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, centred on the suburb of Bankstown....
Mayor, Tania Mihailuk, as its candidate for the election held in March 2011.