Warwick Smith | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Family Services | |
| In office 6 October 1997 – 21 October 1998 | |
| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by | Judi Moylan |
| Succeeded by | Jocelyn Newman |
| Minister for Sport, Local Government and the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games | |
| In office 11 March 1996 – 6 October 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by | John Faulkner |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Thomson |
| Manager of Opposition Business | |
| In office 23 May 1992 – 7 April 1993 | |
| Leader | John Hewson |
| Preceded by | Wal Fife |
| Succeeded by | John Howard |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Bass | |
| In office 1 December 1984 – 13 March 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Kevin Newman |
| Succeeded by | Silvia Smith (no relation) |
| In office 2 March 1996 – 3 October 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Silvia Smith |
| Succeeded by | Michelle O'Byrne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Warwick Leslie Smith 13 May 1954 Launceston, Tasmania |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Alma mater | Australian National University University of Tasmania |
| Occupation | Solicitor |
Warwick Leslie Smith AO (born 13 May 1954) is an Australian politician, and was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from December 1984 to March 1993 and again from March 1996 to October 1998, representing the Division of Bass, Tasmania.
Smith attended the Launceston Church Grammar School and the Australian National University, where he studied law, history and political science. He later graduated from the University of Tasmania with a Bachelor of Laws in 1979. He then worked as a solicitor in Tasmania. Smith was elected to Parliament in 1984 and later held two ministries in John Howard's government: Minister for Sport, Territories and Local Government from March 1996 to October 1997, and then Minister for Family Services until October 1998.[1]
Smith lost his seat in the 1998 general election to ALP candidate Michelle O'Byrne. He has since held several management positions in the corporate sector. He has worked as an executive director of Macquarie Bank, head of the Australia China Business Council,[2] and is currently the chairman of ANZ New South Wales and chairman of the advisory board of Australian Equity Group, an investment company owned by Kerry Stokes.[3]
Between July 2010 to April 2012, Smith was Chairman of the Australian Sports Commission.[4]