Peter Phelps (politician)
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Peter Robert Phelps is an Australia
n politician. He has been a Liberal Party
member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
since March 2011. He contested the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
seat of Drummoyne
in the 1999 New South Wales State election.
He is the current Government whip in the Legislative Council. Member, Procedure Committee since 10 May 2011. Member, Standing Committee on State Development since 17 May 2011. Member, General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 since 17 May 2011
Born at Camden District Hospital to Robert Phelps and Gwen Phelps (nee Boughton), he spent his early years living in Bradbury, New South Wales
and attending the Bradbury Infants School. Later in life his family moved to the Sydney inner-Western suburbs of Camperdown, New South Wales
and then Dulwich Hill, New South Wales
. He attend Camperdown Demonstration School, Summer Hill opportunity classes, Fort Street High School
, and Sydney University (St. Paul's College). At Sydney University he obtained his Ph.D. in 1997.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician. He has been a Liberal Party
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
New South Wales Legislative Council
The New South Wales Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. The Assembly is referred to as the lower house and the Council as...
since March 2011. He contested the 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...
seat of Drummoyne
Electoral district of Drummoyne
Drummoyne is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by John Sidoti of the Liberal Party of Australia.-History:...
in the 1999 New South Wales State election.
He is the current Government whip in the Legislative Council. Member, Procedure Committee since 10 May 2011. Member, Standing Committee on State Development since 17 May 2011. Member, General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 since 17 May 2011
Born at Camden District Hospital to Robert Phelps and Gwen Phelps (nee Boughton), he spent his early years living in Bradbury, New South Wales
Bradbury, New South Wales
Bradbury is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bradbury is located 54 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Campbelltown and is part of the Macarthur region....
and attending the Bradbury Infants School. Later in life his family moved to the Sydney inner-Western suburbs of Camperdown, New South Wales
Camperdown, New South Wales
Camperdown is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Camperdown is located 4 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the Inner West region...
and then Dulwich Hill, New South Wales
Dulwich Hill, New South Wales
Dulwich Hill is a residential suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Dulwich Hill is located 9 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Marrickville Council...
. He attend Camperdown Demonstration School, Summer Hill opportunity classes, Fort Street High School
Fort Street High School
Fort Street High School is a co-educational, academically selective, public high school currently located at Petersham, an inner western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
, and Sydney University (St. Paul's College). At Sydney University he obtained his Ph.D. in 1997.