Andrew Refshauge
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Andrew John Refshauge was an Australian politician and Deputy Premier of New South Wales
from 1995 to 2005.
Refshauge was born in Melbourne, the son of Major-General Sir William Refshauge
AC CBE ED (1913–2009), who later became Honorary Physician to Queen Elizabeth II 1955–64 and Director-General of the Commonwealth Department of Health 1960–73.
Andrew has three brothers and one sister. One brother, Richard Refshauge, is a Judge of the Supreme Court of the ACT. His sister, Professor Kathryn Refshauge, is the Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Sydney. Refshauge studied medicine at the University of Sydney, and after graduating, worked in NSW hospitals and later at the Aboriginal Medical Service in Redfern Sydney. He helped establish Aboriginal Medical Services in Wilcannia (NSW) and Kempsey (NSW). In 1973 Refshauge and others founded the Doctors Reform Society, a left-leaning group advocating for health care improvements.
Angered by the dismissal of the Whitlam Government, Refshauge joined the Australian Labor Party
. In 1983 he was elected to the New South Wales
Legislative Assembly
as the member for Marrickville
. He served in a variety of portfolios, as well as rising to be the leader of the left faction of the party and deputy premier of the state. He resigned in August 2005, soon after the retirement of the premier, Bob Carr
.
Deputy Premier of New South Wales
The Deputy Premier of New South Wales is the second-most senior officer in the Government of New South Wales. The Deputy Premiership has been a ministerial portfolio since 1932, and the Deputy Premier is appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Premier....
from 1995 to 2005.
Refshauge was born in Melbourne, the son of Major-General Sir William Refshauge
William Refshauge
Major General Sir William Dudley Refshauge, AC, CBE, ED, FRSH was an Australian soldier and public health administrator...
AC CBE ED (1913–2009), who later became Honorary Physician to Queen Elizabeth II 1955–64 and Director-General of the Commonwealth Department of Health 1960–73.
Andrew has three brothers and one sister. One brother, Richard Refshauge, is a Judge of the Supreme Court of the ACT. His sister, Professor Kathryn Refshauge, is the Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Sydney. Refshauge studied medicine at the University of Sydney, and after graduating, worked in NSW hospitals and later at the Aboriginal Medical Service in Redfern Sydney. He helped establish Aboriginal Medical Services in Wilcannia (NSW) and Kempsey (NSW). In 1973 Refshauge and others founded the Doctors Reform Society, a left-leaning group advocating for health care improvements.
Angered by the dismissal of the Whitlam Government, Refshauge joined the Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
. In 1983 he was elected to the New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
Legislative Assembly
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...
as the member for Marrickville
Electoral district of Marrickville
Marrickville is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is a 13.47 km² urban electorate in Sydney's inner west, centred on the suburb of Marrickville from which it takes its name...
. He served in a variety of portfolios, as well as rising to be the leader of the left faction of the party and deputy premier of the state. He resigned in August 2005, soon after the retirement of the premier, Bob Carr
Bob Carr
Robert John "Bob" Carr , Australian statesman, was Premier of New South Wales from 4 April 1995 to 3 August 2005. He holds the record for the longest continuous service as premier of NSW...
.
Parliamentary roles
- Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 22 October 1983 10 August 2005
- Member for Marrickville 22 October 1983 10 August 2005
- Minister for Health 4 April 1995 8 April 1999
- Deputy Premier 4 April 1995 3 August 2005
- Minister for AboriginalIndigenous AustraliansIndigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
Affairs 4 April 1995 3 August 2005 - Minister for Urban Affairs and Planning 8 April 1999 21 November 2001
- Minister for Housing 8 April 1999 2 April 2003
- Minister for Planning 21 November 2001 2 April 2003
- Minister for Education and Training 2 April 2003 21 January 2005
- Minister for State Development 21 January 2005 3 August 2005
- Treasurer 21 January 2005 3 August 2005
- Legislative Assembly rep. on the Senate of the University of SydneyUniversity of SydneyThe University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
30 April 1987 22 February 1988 - Deputy Leader of the Opposition 11 April 1988 4 April 1995
Public Roles
- Member of the Aboriginal Affairs Policy Committee 1981–1986
- Delegate to State Conference 1984–2005
- Founding Member and Past President of Doctors' Reform SocietyDoctors Reform Society of AustraliaThe Doctors Reform Society of Australia , set up in 1973, is a medico-political think tank and a medical association of medical practitioners and medical students that has advocated a range of alternative views to those of the Australian Medical Association.Their initial focus was on universal...
. - Executive Committee Member of the H.V. Evatt Memorial Foundation. Board Member Mandela Foundation
- Fellow of the Senate of the University of Sydney 1983–1986.
- Chair CareFlightCareFlight International Air AmbulanceCareFlight International Air Ambulance is an Australian registered charity that operates air ambulances and specialist medical teams to patients anywhere in the world. The organisation was incorporated in 1986 when its first helicopter, a Squirrel AS350B was commissioned...
(NSW) 2007– - Director Family Care Medical Services 2007–
- Director Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute 2005–
- Director Aged Care Standards Accreditation Agency 2008–
- Chair of the Investment Committee of the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council 2008–
Qualifications
- Medical Practitioner
- Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
- Previously senior medical officer Aboriginal Medical Service, RedfernRedfern, New South WalesRedfern is an inner-city suburb of Sydney. Redfern is 3 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney...
. - Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (FAICD)