Andrew Nikolic

Andrew Nikolic
Nikolic in June 2009
Government Whip in the House of Representatives
In office
13 February 2015 – 20 September 2015
Prime MinisterTony Abbott
Malcolm Turnbull
Preceded byScott Buchholz
Succeeded byBrett Whiteley
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Bass
In office
7 September 2013 – 2 July 2016
Preceded byGeoff Lyons
Succeeded byRoss Hart
Personal details
Born (1961-06-20) 20 June 1961 (age 63)
Prokuplje, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
SpouseChristine Nikolic
Children3
Alma materOfficer Cadet School, Portsea
University of Adelaide
Southern Cross University
University of New South Wales
Deakin University
United States Army War College
Military service
AllegianceAustralia
Branch/serviceAustralian Army
Years of service1979–2008
RankBrigadier
CommandsAustralian National Commander, Southern Iraq
Parachute Training School
Army Recruit Training Centre
Battles/warsWar in Afghanistan
Iraq War
AwardsMember of the Order of Australia
Conspicuous Service Cross

Andrew Alexander Nikolic AM, CSC (born 20 June 1961) is a former Australian politician, retired senior Australian Army officer, and a former public servant in the Department of Defence.[1][2] He was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal Party representative for the Tasmanian seat of Bass at the 2013 federal election, but after one term, he lost his seat at the 2016 federal election.[3][4]

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