Political Career
On 20 October 2001 Steve Pratt was elected to the ACT Legislative Assembly as a Liberal MLA for the electorate of Brindabella. He was re-elected in the 2004 election. As of September 2007, Mr Pratt was the Shadow minister for Urban Services, Transport, and Emergency Services and Multicultural affairs. Steve Pratt wasn't re-elected in the 2008 Legislative Assembly election.
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