Michael Aird
Michael Aird | |
|---|---|
| Treasurer ofTasmania | |
| In office 5 April 2006 – 6 December 2010 | |
| Premier | Paul Lennon David Bartlett |
| Preceded by | Paul Lennon |
| Succeeded by | Lara Giddings |
| Constituency | Derwent |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 April 1949 Melbourne,Victoria |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Labor Party |
Michael Anthony AirdAM(born 12 April 1949 inMelbourne) is a formerTasmanianpolitician. He was anALPmember of theTasmanian Legislative Councilin theDivision of Derwentsince 1995. From 2006 to 2010, he was the treasurer of Tasmania, one of few legislative councillors in history to have held a ministerial portfolio and the first to serve as Treasurer as previous Treasurers has been from the lower house, the House of Assembly. He took over the role of Treasurer fromPaul Lennonafter the2006 state election.
He wasGovernmentleader in theLegislative Councilfrom 1998 to 2006.
Aird first entered parliament in 1979, as a member of theHouse of Assemblyseat ofFranklin.He was a member from 1979 until 1986, and then again from 1989 until 1995. During this time, he held many ministerial positions, including Environment,Industrial Relations,Employment, and Education.
WhenLabormemberCharles Battretired in 1995, Aird successfully contested election in the seat of Derwent. He was re-elected in 1997, 2003, and 2009. On 9 November 2010, Aird announced that he was retiring from politics and that he would step down as Treasurer and as a Legislative Council member on 6 December.[1]His interests include sport and the arts.
In 2016 Aird was appointed aMember of the Order of Australiafor significant service to the Parliament and community of Tasmania, particularly to infrastructure development and microeconomic reform.[2]
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References
[edit]- ^Tas Treasurer Michael Aird quits politics,The Sydney Morning Herald,9 November 2010.
- ^"Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia (A-L)"(PDF).Australia Day 2016 Honours Lists.Office of the Governor-General of Australia.25 January 2016. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 4 February 2016.Retrieved8 February2016.