Tony Zappia

Antonio "Tony" Zappia MP

Zappia at Phap Hoa Temple, October 2009
Member of the Australian Parliament for Makin
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 November 2007
Preceded by	Trish Draper
Personal details
Born	13 June 1952 (1952-06-13) (age 59) Platì, Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Occupation	Businessman, athlete

Antonio "Tony" Zappia (born 13 June 1952) is the Australian Labor Party representative for the electoral division of Makin in north-eastern Adelaide, South Australia in the 2007 federal election. He successfully defeated Liberal representative Bob Day in the 2007 election, claiming the seat of Makin for Labor, one of the wins that took the party from opposition to government.

He has been Mayor of the City of Salisbury since 1997 has run three fitness centres. Zappia has held ten National Championships in powerlifting.^[1]

References

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Trish Draper	Member for Makin 2007–present	Incumbent

Current Members of the Australian House of Representatives from South Australia

Labor	Mark Butler · Nick Champion · Kate Ellis · Steve Georganas · Amanda Rishworth · Tony Zappia

Liberal	Jamie Briggs · Christopher Pyne · Rowan Ramsey · Patrick Secker · Andrew Southcott

Persondata
Name	Zappia, Tony
Alternative names	Zappia, Antonio (full name)
Short description	Australian politician; Member of the Australian House of Representatives (2007–present)
Date of birth	13 June 1952
Place of birth	Platì, Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy
Date of death
Place of death