Trevor Khan
| The Honourable Trevor Khan B Juris LLB (UNSW) MLC | |
|---|---|
| Member of Legislative Council of New South Wales | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 24 March 2007 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | New South Wales |
| Political party | National Party of Australia |
Trevor John Khan is an Australian politician and National Party of Australia member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. Khan has been a member of the Council since 24 March 2007.[1]
Khan attended Illawarra Grammar School in Wollongong from 1962 to 1975. Whilst attending school, his teachers were able to identify that he had dyslexia. Khan was put through a special reading program at that school and was able to leave school with a Higher School Certificate in 1975.[2]
After school, he was employed as a Personnel Officer and was also an Industrial Relations Officer for Australian Paper Manufacturers. He attended the University of New South Wales and completed a Bachelor of Jurisprudence and a Bachelor of Laws from that university. He was subsequently admitted as a lawyer of the Supreme Court of New South Wales in 1985.[3]
He was employed in a law firm and eventually became a partner in Egan Murphy solicitors 1990, a role he retained until his election to Parliament. As a lawyer, he was a member of the Family Issues Committee of the New South Wales Law Society.
In 2004, he unsuccessfully stood as the Nationals candidate in the regional NSW seat of New England in the Australian federal election.[4][5]
Khan was number eight on the joint Liberal/National election ticket for the 2007 New South Wales state election.[6] He was last of the twenty one members to be elected at that election.[7]
In Parliament he is the Deputy Chair of the Standing Committee on Social Issues and is also a Member of the General Purpose Standing Committee.
He is married to Elizabeth (Libby) and has two children.
References
- ↑ "The Hon. Trevor John KHAN, B Juris LLB (UNSW) MLC - NSW Parliament". www.parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
- ↑ http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf/72d0ddea395c958cca2572ba0023fc76/b7acbe5a35c5f302ca2572ba0082826d/$FILE/Khan%20Inaugral%20Speech.pdf
- ↑ Who's Who Australia 2008
- ↑ "Latham wants Eureka flag: Anderson - Breaking News". Melbourne: The Age. 2004-09-09. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
- ↑ "Former health service chairman slams merger plan". ABC News. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
- ↑ http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/40026/LC_2007_Candidate_Sequence.pdf
- ↑ http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/40014/LC_2007_Party_Group_Endorsement_Result.pdf
External links
- TrevorKhan.com.au - Official site
| ||||||||||||||||||||