Stephen O'Doherty

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Stephen Mark O'Doherty (b. 26 October 1959) is a former Australian politician and member of the Liberal Party of Australia.

O'Doherty was born in Melbourne and educated at Carlingford High School, a public school in the north-western suburbs of Sydney. He received a B.A. (Communication) from the New South Wales Institute of Technology and has a Master of Education (Professional Leadership and Training) from the Christian College of Higher Education.

From 1981 until his election to the Parliament, he was a broadcaster and journalist in radio and TV. During the 1980s he was the host of the "Sundown Rundown" current affairs program on Sydney's 2GB. He is a regular commentator on politics and the media on 702 ABC Sydney and Sky News Australia. O'Doherty also narrated the 1994 Top Notch production 'Blue Mountains Wildfire January 1994'. The documentary style film did well to highlight the heculien efforts of Australia firefighters to battle arguably Australia's greatest firefront challenge up until that time. The footage demonstrated the fire risk of the Blue Mountains, which again came under threat in October 2013, where 197 homes at least were lost - with the majority in the township of Winmalee. Notably, only 5 homes were lost in January 1994 in the Blue Mountains. O'Doherty's clear narration of the 1994 firefront highlights his professional radio and TV skills.

Political career

In 1992 O'Doherty was elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the seat of Ku-ring-gai. In 1999 he was re-elected to the seat of Hornsby following a redistribution of electoral boundaries. From 1995 until 2002, he held a number of portfolios in the NSW Opposition. He was Shadow Minister for Education and Training, Shadow Minister for Community Services, Disability Services and Ageing, Shadow Minister for Small Business and Shadow Treasurer.^[1]

In January 2002, O'Doherty resigned from the Parliament to take the position of Chief Executive Officer with Christian Schools Australia, a national association representing Christian schools.

References

↑ "Mr Stephen Mark O'Doherty (1959 - )". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 November 2010.

Parliament of New South Wales
Preceded by Nick Greiner	Member for Ku-ring-gai 1992 – 1999	Succeeded by Barry O'Farrell
Preceded by New seat	Member for Hornsby 1999 – 2002	Succeeded by Judy Hopwood

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Name	Odoherty, Stephen Mark
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Short description	Australian politician
Date of birth	26 October 1959
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