Leonard Francis Kiely (born 1954) is a former Australian politician. He was the
Labor
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member for
Sanderson Sanderson may refer to:
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in the
Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
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from 2001 to 2008.
Kiely was first elected in 2001 following the retirement of
CLP member
Daryl Manzie
Daryl William Manzie (born 2 November 1946) is an Australian former politician. He was the Country Liberal Party member for Sanderson in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1983 to 2001.
Manzie moved to the Northern Territ ...
. After his re-election in 2005 he was appointed Deputy Speaker, but stood down in July 2006 after a
sexual harassment
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incident.
He was appointed Minister for Natural Resources, Environment and Heritage and Minister for Parks and Wildlife in November 2007. In 2008 he was defeated by CLP candidate
Peter Styles.
References
1954 births
Living people
Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Australian Labor Party members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
21st-century Australian politicians
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