Julian Howard Beale is a former Australian federal politician.
The son of former Cabinet Minister and ambassador Sir Howard Beale

Howard Beale (Australian politician)

Sir Oliver "Howard" Beale KBE was an Australian politician and Ambassador to the United States. He was the father of Liberal Party of Australia politician Julian Beale...

, Julian Beale (born in Sydney

Sydney

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) was a member of the Australian Parliament, representing the seat of Deakin

Division of Deakin

The Division of Deakin is anAustralian Electoral Division in Victoria. It is named for Alfred Deakin, three times Prime Minister of Australia. The division was created in 1937, initially as a rural seat, but since 1949 it has been located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, today taking in...

 in Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

 from 1984 to 1990 and Bruce

Division of Bruce

The Division of Bruce is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1955 and is named for Stanley Bruce, who was Prime Minister of Australia from 1923 to 1929. It is located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne...

 from 1990 to 1996. Beale served the two terms as a Liberal Party of Australia

Liberal Party of Australia

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 member, whilst in opposition

Opposition (politics)

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, before being defeated at the 1996 election. Julian Beale has been the Chairman of Adacel Technologies, a communications company, since 2003. He is a director of Visy Industries. He is father of Debbie Beale who was married to Bill Shorten

Bill Shorten

William Richard "Bill" Shorten is an Australian politician, the Member for Maribyrnong in the Australian Parliament, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Superannuation and Financial Services. He was the Parliamentary Secretary for Disability and Children's Services in the Rudd/Gillard Government...

the Federal Member for the Labor held seat of Maribyrnong.