Tony Staley

Tony Staley
Staley in 1970
President of the Liberal Party of Australia
In office
28 August 1993 – 1 July 1999
LeaderJohn Howard
Preceded byAshley Goldsworthy
Succeeded byShane Stone
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Chisholm
In office
19 September 1970 – 19 September 1980
Preceded byWilfrid Kent Hughes
Succeeded byGraham Harris
Personal details
Born(1939-05-15)15 May 1939
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Died3 May 2023(2023-05-03) (aged 83)
Melbourne, Australia
Political partyLiberal
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne

Anthony Allan Staley AO (15 May 1939 – 3 May 2023)[1] was an Australian politician. A member of the Liberal Party, he held the Victorian seat of Chisholm from 1970 to 1980 and served as Minister for the Capital Territory (1976–1977) and Minister for Posts and Telecommunications (1977–1980) in the Fraser government. He later served as national president of the Liberal Party from 1993 to 1999.