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Santo Santoro

Parliamentary service

State: elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Merthyr from 13.5.1989 to 19.9.1992 and for Clayfield from 19.9.1992. Defeated 17.2.2001.

Federal: chosen by the Parliament of Queensland on 29.10.2002 under section 15 of the Constitution to represent that State in the Senate, vice the Hon. JJ Herron (resigned)(term ends 30.6.2008).

Ministerial appointments

State: Minister for Training and Industrial Relations (Qld) from 26.2.96 to 26.6.98.

Federal: Minister for Ageing from 27.1.06.

Party positions

Member, Liberal Party State Executive (Qld) 1984-96 and 1988-89.

Young Liberal State President (Qld) 1985-86.

Delegate, Liberal Party Federal Council 1985-86.

Member, Government Policy Committees on Education, Science and Training; Employment, Workplace Relations and Workforce Participation; Transport, Regional Services, Territories and Local Government; Communications and Information Technology; Health and Ageing; Small Business, Tourism and the Arts.

Personal

Born 27.4.1956, Sicily, Italy.

Married.

Qualifications and occupation before entering federal Parliament

BA, BEc (Hons)(Qld).

Research officer, Queensland Confederation of Industry 1981-84.

Private secretary to Senator WR Parer 1984-86.

Purchasing executive, St Andrews Hospital 1987-89.

Member, Legislative Assembly (Qld) 1989-2001 (see Parliamentary service above).

Business manager 2001-02.

Position: Minister for Ageing

Party: Liberal Party of Australia

Parliament Contact:
Tel: (02) 6277 7280
Fax: (02) 6273 4138
Email: senator.santoro@aph.gov.au

Electorate Office:
9th Floor, 301 Coronation Drive
Milton QLD 4064

PO Box 1385
Milton QLD 4064

Tel: (07) 3510 3100
Fax: (07) 3510 3111