Christopher Arthur Strong (born 12 October 1941) is a former
Australia
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n politician.
Born in
Brisbane,
Queensland, he attended public schools at
Rosebud in
Victoria before becoming an Associate in
Civil Engineering in 1964 (
RMIT
RMIT University, officially the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology,, section 4(b) is a public research university in Melbourne, Australia.
Founded in 1887 by Francis Ormond, RMIT began as a night school offering classes in art, scienc ...
). From 1970 to 1983 he was a Project
Management Consultant, and he held a senior management position with
SECV from 1983 to 1992. He was a
Brighton City Councillor 1975–78, and had a long history in the
Liberal Party.
Political career
In 1992, he was elected to the
Victorian Legislative Council as a Liberal member for
Higinbotham Province
Higinbotham Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council.
It existed as a two-member electorate from 1937 to 2006, with members serving alternating eight-year terms. It was considered a safe seat for the Liberal throughout ...
. He remained on the backbench for his entire political career. With the rearrangement of the Legislative Council in 2006, he lost Liberal preselection and retired.
[
Strong in the Victorian Parliament once discussed a fist fight at the Brighton baths which involved Brighton Mayor John Locco and Baths manager Mark Greene.
Strong is thought to have supported Louse Asher over Mitch Fifield for Brighton pre selection.
Strong once stated that some victims do not obey the rules of court.][http://hansard.parliament.vic.gov.au/isysquery/126ec156-0736-45c4-9e7d-b3a15b8c5c6a/121/doc/]
References
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1941 births
Living people
Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria
Members of the Victorian Legislative Council