Chris Gulaptis
Chris Gulaptis MP | |
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Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Clarence | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 19 November 2011 | |
Preceded by | Steve Cansdell |
Personal details | |
Born | Perth, Western Australia |
Political party | National Party of Australia |
Occupation | Surveyor |
Website | Parliamentary webpage |
Christopher Gulaptis is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. He has represented Clarence for the National Party of Australia since the Clarence state by-election, 2011.[1]
Gulaptis was born in Perth, Western Australia, and graduated with a degree in Applied Science from the Western Australian Institute of Technology (now Curtin University). He moved to Clarence Valley in New South Wales in 1980, and was a councillor on Maclean Shire Council, where he also served as mayor. His service as a councillor ceased when all five local government councils in the Clarence Valley were amalgamated into one council, the Clarence Valley Council, by the then Minister for Local Government, Anthony Bernard Kelly.
Gulaptis contested the seat of Page at the 2007 federal election. Although clearly capturing the majority of primary votes, he lost to the Labor candidate at the time, Janelle Saffin after distribution of preferences. Mr Gulaptis retained his Lower Clarence residence but took employment in Queensland in the interim, and returned to the Clarence Valley when he was pre-selected as Nationals candidate in the Clarence by-election.
References
- ↑ "Gulaptis is our new MP". Retrieved 24 November 2011.
Parliament of New South Wales | ||
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Preceded by Steve Cansdell |
Member for Clarence 2011–present |
Incumbent |