Warwick Smith (politician)

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Warwick Smith (politician)
Nationality	Australian

Warwick Leslie Smith AM (born 13 May 1954) is an Australian politician, and was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from December 1984 to March 1993 and again from March 1996 to October 1998, representing the Division of Bass, Tasmania.

Having studied law at the Australian National University and worked as a solicitor in Tasmania, Smith was elected to Parliament in 1984 and later held two ministerships in John Howard's government: Minister for Sport, Territories and Local Government from March 1996 to October 1997, and then Minister for Family Services until October 1998.

Smith lost his seat in the 1998 general election to ALP candidate Michelle O'Byrne. He has since held several management positions in the corporate sector. He was worked as an executive director of Macquarie Bank, head of the Australia China Business Council,^[1], and is currently the chairman of ANZ New South Wales and chairman of the advisory board of Australian Equity Group, an investment company owned by Kerry Stokes.^[2]

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• Parliament of Australia biography

Political offices
Preceded by John Faulkner	Minister for Sport, Territories and Local Government 1996 – 1997	Succeeded by Alex Somlyay (Territories and Local Government) Andrew Thomson (Sport)
Preceded by Judith Moylan	Minister for Family Services 1997–1998	Succeeded by Jocelyn Newman
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Kevin Newman	Member for Bass 1984–1993	Succeeded by Silvia Smith
Preceded by Silvia Smith	Member for Bass 1996 – 1998	Succeeded by Michelle O'Byrne

Persondata
NAME	Smith, Warwick Leslie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH	13 May 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH	Tasmania, Australia
DATE OF DEATH	Living
PLACE OF DEATH