Thomas George (Australian politician)

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Thomas George
4th Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
In office
3 May 2011 – 1 March 2019
SpeakerShelley Hancock
Preceded byTanya Gadiel
Succeeded byLeslie Williams
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
for Lismore
In office
27 March 1999 – 1 March 2019
Preceded byBill Rixon
Succeeded byJanelle Saffin
Personal details
Born (1949-01-15) 15 January 1949 (age 72)
Casino, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyThe Nationals

Thomas George (born 15 January 1949) is an Australian politician who was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1999 to 2019. He was educated at St Mary's Primary and Marist Brothers College in Casino. He has worked as a bank officer, a stock and station agent, a real estate agent and a publican. He is married to Deborah.[1]

Elected to the seat of Lismore in 1999, Thomas George has been a longtime supporter of the Nationals, becoming a member in 1969. Besides being the NSW National Party Whip in the O'Farrell/ Stoner Liberal/ The Nationals Opposition, George is also Temporary Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.

His foundations for helping out the community began when he was the inaugural chairman of the Casino Beef Week Promotion Committee from 1982 to 1990. He was rewarded with the Casino Apex Citizen of the Year and the Casino Council's Australia Day Award. George was president of the Casino Chamber of Commerce and Industry from 1997 until 1998, and a representative on the Northern Rivers Area Consultative Committee from 1995 until 1997. He then became director of the Northern Regional Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter from 1994 until 1999.

George has been a member of The Nationals Agricultural and Small Business Committees, the Coalition Advisory Social Development Committee while on the back bench. He is currently president of the NSW Parliamentary Lions Club. He has been a spokesperson on rural crime and energy, and ports, and was the deputy whip in 2002 before being appointed as the party whip in 2003.[2] In June 2017, George announced his intention to retire from politics at the next state election in 2019.[3]

References[]

  • Official website
  • "Thomas George's speeches in Parliament".

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Thomas George - NSW Nationals". The Nationals (New South Wales). Retrieved 19 February 2007.
  2. ^ "The Hon. Thomas GEORGE". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  3. ^ Broome, Hamish (30 June 2017). "Lismore MP Thomas George announces retirement". Northern Star. Retrieved 30 June 2017.

 

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Member for Lismore
1999–2019 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
2011–2019 		Succeeded by
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