Peter James Loney (born 3 February 1948 in

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) was an Australian politician. He was an

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member of the

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from 1992 to 2006, representing the electorates of Geelong North (1992-2002) and its successor

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(2002-2006). He also served as Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. Loney began his political career in 1992 as a shadow minister before serving on the Victorian Parliament's Public Accounts and Estimates Committee in 1997–2003. He was chair of the Committee from 1999–2003 and chair of the

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n Council of Work Accounts Committees from 2001–2003. He was also Chair of

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's Public Sector Governance and Accountability Research Centre Advisory Council. Loney retired before the 2006 state election. He had been facing a serious preselection challenge from MLC John Eren, whose seat of

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had been abolished by parliamentary reforms; Eren subsequently succeeded him in the seat.

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Peter Loney
Parliamentary information includes mini-biography

1948 births Living people People from Daylesford, Victoria Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly 21st-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Labor-Victoria-MP-stub