Tony Plowman
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Tony Plowman was the Liberal Party of Australia
Member for the Electoral district of Benambra
in the Legislative Assembly
of the Parliament of Victoria
, Australia
from 1992 to 2006.
Plowman was born on 21 December 1938 in Australia. He is married with four children.
His education was undertaken at Frankston Primary School (1943-49) and Geelong Grammar School
(1950-56).
He was elected MLA
for Benambra October 1992 and was re-elected in 1996, 1999, and 2002.
Prior to his election to Parliament, he had a diverse rural career. He was:
In Parliament, he has served as the:
He served on the Parliament's Public Accounts and Estimates Committee 1992-96, the Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee 1996-99 and the Road Safety Committee and Legislative Assembly Privileges Committee 1999-2002.
He retired at the 2006 state election, and was succeeded by Liberal candidate Bill Tilley
.
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 for the Electoral district of Benambra
Electoral district of Benambra
The Electoral district of Benambra is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is located in north-east Victoria and includes the towns of Chiltern, Wodonga, Yackandandah, Beechworth, Tallangatta, and Corryong...
in the Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly is the name given in some countries to either a legislature, or to one of its branch.The name is used by a number of member-states of the Commonwealth of Nations, as well as a number of Latin American countries....
of the Parliament of Victoria
Parliament of Victoria
The Parliament of Victoria is the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of Victoria. It follows a Westminster-derived parliamentary system and consists of The Queen, represented by the Governor of Victoria; the Legislative Council ; and the Legislative Assembly...
, Australia
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...
from 1992 to 2006.
Plowman was born on 21 December 1938 in Australia. He is married with four children.
His education was undertaken at Frankston Primary School (1943-49) and Geelong Grammar School
Geelong Grammar School
Geelong Grammar School is an independent, Anglican, co-educational, boarding and day school. The school's main campus is located at Corio, on the northern outskirts of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, overlooking Corio Bay and Limeburners Bay....
(1950-56).
He was elected MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly
A Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....
for Benambra October 1992 and was re-elected in 1996, 1999, and 2002.
Prior to his election to Parliament, he had a diverse rural career. He was:
- a JackarooJackaroo (trainee)A Jackaroo is a young man working on a sheep or cattle station, to gain practical experience in the skills needed to become an owner, overseer, manager, etc. The word originated in Queensland, Australia in the Nineteenth Century and is still in use in Australia and New Zealand in the twenty-first...
in SeymourSeymour- Places :Antarctica* Seymour Island, an island off the tip of Graham Land on the Antarctic PeninsulaAustralia*Seymour, Victoria*Electoral district of Seymour, an electoral district in VictoriaCanada...
1957-58, - a herdsmanHerdsmanHerdsman can refer to:* a Herder, a worker who lives a possibly semi-nomadic life, caring for various domestic animals* the Perth suburb Herdsman, Western Australia** Herdsman Lake, a groundwater lake located in Herdsman...
in ScotlandScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
and IowaIowaIowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
, USA 1962, - a station hand, Benalla 1959-64,
- a stockman, 'Babiloora', Western QueenslandQueenslandQueensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
1965, - a manager of a wool/wheat/sheep/cattle property, Benalla 1966-84,
- a Member of the Soil Conservation Authority 1984-86,
- a Land Protection Adviser to The Department of Conservation, Forests and Lands 1987-88,
- a Member of the Independent Committee of Review for Department of Water Resources 1988 and lastly
- a Manager, wool/grain/sheep and cattle property in Gerogery.
In Parliament, he has served as the:
- OppositionOpposition (parliamentary)Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. Note that this article uses the term government as it is used in Parliamentary systems, i.e. meaning the administration or the cabinet rather than the state...
Parliamentary SecretaryParliamentary SecretaryA Parliamentary Secretary is a member of a Parliament in the Westminster system who assists a more senior minister with his or her duties.In the parliamentary systems of several Commonwealth countries, such as the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, it is customary for the prime minister to...
for Rural and Regional Development September 2001-November 2002, - Opposition Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Victoria August-December 2002,
- Shadow Minister for Environment December 2002-January 2004,
- Spokesperson for Water December 2002-January 2004,
- Manager of Opposition Business (Assembly) and
- Shadow Minister for Water January 2004-December 2005.
He served on the Parliament's Public Accounts and Estimates Committee 1992-96, the Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee 1996-99 and the Road Safety Committee and Legislative Assembly Privileges Committee 1999-2002.
He retired at the 2006 state election, and was succeeded by Liberal candidate Bill Tilley
Bill Tilley
Bill Tilley is the Liberal Party of Australia member for the seat of Benambra in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. He was elected at the 2006 Victorian state election, beating Labor candidate and Wodonga mayor Lisa Mahood and former Nationals Upper House member Bill Baxter.Prior to his candidacy,...
.