Chris Ellison

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Christopher Martin Ellison (born 15 June 1954), an Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian Senate since July 1993, representing Western Australia. He was born in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), and was educated at the University of Western Australia, where he gained a law degree. He was a barrister and solicitor as partner in his own firm for 13 years. Prior to that, he spent two years as a lawyer with the Legal Aid Commission of Western Australia. Chris Ellison was elected in 1993, replacing Peter Durack.[1]

Ellison was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Family Services and to the Attorney-General in 1997, Minister for Customs and Consumer Affairs and Minister Assisting the Attorney-General 1997, Minister for Schools, Vocational Education and Training 1997-98 and Special Minister of State 1998-2001. He was Minister for Justice and Customs between January 2001 and March 2007. From March 2007 until the defeat of the Howard government in the 2007 election, Ellison was Minister for Human Services and a member of cabinet.[1] He currently holds the offices of Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, along with Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate.

Ellison is known for his conservative and Catholic values, he is a strong constitutional monarchist and a member of the Australians for Constitutional Monarchy. He has strong values about the protection of life and family by being strongly opposed to abortion and euthanasia. He is married with 3 children.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Geoff Prosser
Minister for Customs and Consumer Affairs
1997 – 1998
Succeeded by
Warren Truss
Preceded by
David Kemp
Minister for Schools, Vocational
Education and Training

1997 – 1998
Title abolished
Preceded by
Nick Minchin
Special Minister of State
1998 – 2001
Succeeded by
Eric Abetz
Preceded by
Amanda Vanstone
Minister for Justice and Customs
2001 – 2007
Succeeded by
David Johnston
Preceded by
Ian Campbell
Minister for Human Services
2007
Succeeded by
Joe Ludwig


Persondata
NAME Ellison, Chris
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH 15 June 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Bulawayo, Rhodesia
DATE OF DEATH Living person
PLACE OF DEATH