Rod Kemp
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Charles Roderick "Rod" Kemp (born 21 December 1944) was the Australian Minister for the Arts and Sport. He has been a Liberal member of the Australian Senate since July 1990, representing Victoria. He was born in Melbourne, Victoria, and was educated at Melbourne University, where he graduated in commerce. He is the brother of Dr David Kemp, who was a Liberal MP 1990-2004.
Kemp was Director of the Institute of Public Affairs, a conservative policy body founded by his father, Charles Kemp, before entering politics. He was Senior Private Secretary to the Minister for Social Security and Minister for Finance, Dame Margaret Guilfoyle, 1977-82, and Principal Adviser to the Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Peacock, in 1989.
Kemp was a member of the Opposition Shadow Ministry 1992-96. He was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Security 1996 and Assistant Treasurer 1996-2001. He has been Minister for the Arts and Sport since November 2001. On May 12, he announced he would not contest the next election, and would retire when his current term expires 30 June 2008.
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