Tony Sievers

Tony Sievers
MLA
Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
for Brennan
Preceded by Peter Chandler
Personal details
Political party Australian Labor Party
Occupation Public servant

Anthony John "Tony" Sievers is an Australian politician. He is a Labor member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly since 2016, representing the electorate of Brennan.

Early life and career

Sievers moved to the Northern Territory in 1988. He worked as a motor mechanic before joining the Northern Territory Government, where he worked as a prison officer in Alice Springs. Before entering politics, Tony worked in drug and alcohol programs at the Department of Health.[1]

He holds post graduate qualifications in management and alcohol and other drugs. He is currently completing a Bachelor of Psychology.[1]

Sievers coaches a Junior team of the Northern Territory Football League. He has five children, two with Larrakia heritage.[1]

Politics

Sievers was elected into the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly in 2016 in the Palmerston electoral division of Brennan, previously held by the incumbent, the Country Liberals' Peter Chandler.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tony Sievers - Brennan". Territory Labor. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  2. "Electorate: Brennan". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ABC News. 28 August 2016.
Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
Peter Chandler
Member for Brennan
2016present
Incumbent
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