Warwick Leslie Smith AO (born 13 May 1954) is an Australian politician, and was a

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member of the

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from December 1984 to March 1993 and again from March 1996 to October 1998, representing the

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. Smith attended the

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and the

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, where he studied law, history and political science. He later graduated from the

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with a

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in 1979. He then worked as a solicitor in Tasmania. Smith was elected to Parliament in 1984 and later held two ministerships in

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'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 Michelle Anne O'Byrne (born 6 March 1968) is Australian politician for the Australian Labor Party. She was elected in the 2006 state election to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the division of Bass. Prior to her election to state parliamen ...

. He has since held several management positions in the corporate sector. He has worked as an executive director of

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, head of the

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, and is currently the chairman of

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and chairman of the advisory board of Australian Equity Group, an investment company owned by

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. Between July 2010 to April 2012, Smith was Chairman of the

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Parliament of Australia biography
1954 births Living people Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Bass Members of the Australian House of Representatives Australian National University alumni Officers of the Order of Australia 20th-century Australian politicians Government ministers of Australia {{Australia-Liberal-politician-stub