Tony McRae
| Tony McRae | |
|---|---|
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| In office 10 February 2001 – 6 September 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Graham Kierath |
| Succeeded by | Mike Nahan |
| Constituency | Riverton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 7, 1957 Tumut, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
Anthony "Tony" David McRae (born 7 April 1957) in Tumut, New South Wales is an Australian politician. He was an ALP member in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2008, representing the electorate of Riverton.[1]
Tony McRae was Western Australia's first Minister for Climate Change (2006–07) and co-authored the State's 2007 Climate Change Action Policy. He was also Minister for Multicultural Affairs and actively opposed the Australian Nationalist Movement fire bombings of Chinese restaurants in 2004. He was an Acting Speaker of the Legislative Assembly (2001–05), Chairperson of the Economics and Industry Standing Committee and a delegate/leader of missions to China, Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia, Middle East, France, Belgium and the UK on climate change, education, resources development, tourism and agriculture trade.
Mr McRae resigned as a Minister in 2007 after a CCC investigation into lobbyists created a political furore about business-Government relations and caused the resignation of a number of Government Ministers and members. The CCC investigation and hearings resulted in no formal proceedings - a result that McRae said denied him (and others) justice and the opportunity to clear his name.
At the 2008 election the Australian Labor Party lost Government with a State-wide swing against it of more than 6.5%.[2] and Mr McRae lost his seat of Riverton by 64 votes (a swing of 2.1%).
Before entering Parliament Mr McRae was the National Director, Research and Information at the National Native Title tribunal (1995–2000), a green-house gas reduction consultant (1993–95) and senior policy adviser to Minister and Premier Peter Dowding (1985–1991). Mr McRae is now a consultant in labour market policy, climate change, business development and governance.
Mr McRae was recently (2010/11) a consultant to the Ngarluma Aboriginal Corporation on a major land and housing development in Roebourne in the Pilbara (Western Australia) and in 2011/12 he led a SMYL Community Services project team on the development of a national labour market and training plan for the Government of Timor-Leste and International Labor Organisation (ILO).
References
- ↑ "Extract from the Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook". 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
- ↑ "ABC News -2008 Western Australian Election 2008". 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-11.