Christopher Arthur Strong (born 12 October 1941) is a former Australian politician.
Born in Brisbane, Queensland, he attended public schools at Rosebud in Victoria before becoming an Associate in Civil Engineering in 1964 ( RMIT). From 1970 to 1983 he was a Project Management Consultant, and he held a senior management position with SECV from 1983 to 1992. He was a Brighton City Councillor 1975–78, and had a long history in the Liberal Party. [1]
Political career
In 1992, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council as a Liberal member for Higinbotham Province. He remained on the backbench for his entire political career. With the rearrangement of the Legislative Council in 2006, he lost Liberal preselection and retired. [1] Strong in the Victorian Parliament once discussed a fist fight at the Brighton baths which involved Brighton Mayor John Locco and Baths manager Mark Greene. [2] Strong is thought to have supported Louse Asher over Mitch Fifield for Brighton pre selection. [3] Strong once stated that some victims do not obey the rules of court. [4]
References
- ^ a b Parliament of Victoria (2008). "Strong, Christopher ("Chris") Arthur". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
- ^ https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/volume-hansard/smaller/Hansard%2052%20LC%20V410%20Mar-Apr1993/VicHansard_19930316_19930330.pdf [ bare URL PDF]
- ^ "The World Today Archive - Asher's victory another win for Kennett". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ http://hansard.parliament.vic.gov.au/isysquery/126ec156-0736-45c4-9e7d-b3a15b8c5c6a/121/doc/[ permanent dead link]
Christopher Arthur Strong (born 12 October 1941) is a former Australian politician.
Born in Brisbane, Queensland, he attended public schools at Rosebud in Victoria before becoming an Associate in Civil Engineering in 1964 ( RMIT). From 1970 to 1983 he was a Project Management Consultant, and he held a senior management position with SECV from 1983 to 1992. He was a Brighton City Councillor 1975–78, and had a long history in the Liberal Party. [1]
Political career
In 1992, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council as a Liberal member for Higinbotham Province. He remained on the backbench for his entire political career. With the rearrangement of the Legislative Council in 2006, he lost Liberal preselection and retired. [1] Strong in the Victorian Parliament once discussed a fist fight at the Brighton baths which involved Brighton Mayor John Locco and Baths manager Mark Greene. [2] Strong is thought to have supported Louse Asher over Mitch Fifield for Brighton pre selection. [3] Strong once stated that some victims do not obey the rules of court. [4]
References
- ^ a b Parliament of Victoria (2008). "Strong, Christopher ("Chris") Arthur". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
- ^ https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/volume-hansard/smaller/Hansard%2052%20LC%20V410%20Mar-Apr1993/VicHansard_19930316_19930330.pdf [ bare URL PDF]
- ^ "The World Today Archive - Asher's victory another win for Kennett". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ http://hansard.parliament.vic.gov.au/isysquery/126ec156-0736-45c4-9e7d-b3a15b8c5c6a/121/doc/[ permanent dead link]