Tony Lupton
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| Anthony Gerard "Tony" Lupton | |
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Cabinet Secretary
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office August, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Tony Robinson |
| Constituency | Prahran |
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| Born | January 10, 1957 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Profession | Barrister |
Anthony Gerard "Tony" Lupton (born 10 January 1957), Australian politician, has been the Australian Labor Party member for Prahran in the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2002. Lupton was born in Melbourne and educated at Christian Brothers' College, East St Kilda. After leaving school he became an apprentice motor mechanic. In 1978 he completed the Higher School Certificate at Caulfield Institute of Technology and enrolled in an Arts/Law degree course at Monash University. After graduating he worked as a barrister, specialising in civil and commercial law, until his election to Parliament at the 2002 state election, when he defeated the sitting Liberal member for Prahran, Leonie Burke.
At the 2006 state election, he was elected for a second term, defeating a high profile Liberal candidate, Clem Newton-Brown. After the election he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Industry and Innovation.
In August 2007 he was appointed Cabinet Secretary in the new Brumby Labor Government.
Lupton is a supporter of the Collingwood Magpies in the Australian Football League and a supporter of the Australian Republican Movement.
