Political Career
He was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1988 to November 2006, representing the electorate of Doncaster for the Liberal Party of Australia. He was Shadow Minister for Education, and one of the most visible members of the state opposition. After he left politics, he became an independent Company Director, a regulatory affairs practitioner and Barrister. He is a Director of the Transport Accident Commission. His Boards included the Bensons Property Group, A Regulatory Affair and Austhink Consulting. He remains active in human rights issues and was the Co-Chair of the Forum for Chinese Democracy and a member of the Steering Committee on Education and Training in Philanthropy at the Asia-Pacific Centre for Philanthropy and Social Investment.
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