Craig Farrell (politician)
| The Honourable Craig Farrell MLC | |
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| Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Derwent | |
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Assumed office 7 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Aird |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Craig Maxwell Farrell 28 January 1964 Scottsdale, Tasmania, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Occupation | Television presenter, television sales executive, real estate representative |
| Website | http://craigfarrell.com.au/ |
Craig Maxwell Farrell (born 28 January 1964) is an Australian politician, and a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council representing the seat of Derwent for the Australian Labor Party.
Farrell was elected to the Legislative Council in a by-election on 7 May 2011 following the resignation of Michael Aird in 2010. He also served as a councillor and Deputy Mayor of Derwent Valley Council until October 2011,[1] and was an electoral officer in the New Norfolk office of federal MP Dick Adams.[2] In February 2012 he stood down as president of the Derwent Valley Railway Preservation Society but remained on the board.[3][4]
On his first day in Parliament, Farrell was appointed Deputy Leader of Government Business in the Upper House.[5] A year later he was appointed Leader of Government Business in the Upper House on the retirement of the incumbent, Doug Parkinson.[6]
In the 1980s, Farrell hosted The Cartoon Company, a Saturday morning cartoon programming block on TasTV, with a costumed character called "Boss Poss".[7] From the 1990s he was variously a television sales executive and real estate representative.
References
- ↑ Labor backs deputy mayor for Derwent, ABC News, 4 December 2011.
- ↑ Neales, Sue: Ballot box fatigue in Derwent, The Mercury, 4 May 2011.
- ↑ Jackson, Trevor: Choo-choo, my coo-ca-choo, ABC Tasmania, 31 January 2005.
- ↑ http://www.dvr.org.au/DVR%20Railspike12312HiResRGB2.pdf
- ↑ New MLC's $40,000 cushion, Mercury website.
- ↑ MP's $40,000 jackpot, Mercury website.
- ↑ Warburton, Annie (30 April 2012). "Craig Farrell choofs on down the Derwent Valley line". 936 ABC Hobart. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
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| Tasmanian Legislative Council | ||
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| Preceded by Michael Aird |
Member for Derwent 2011–present |
Incumbent |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Nick McKim |
Minister for Corrections and Consumer Protection 2014 |
Succeeded by Vanessa Goodwin |
| Minister for Sustainable Transport 2014 |
Ministry abolished | |