Andrew Thomson (Australian politician)
























The Honourable


Andrew Thomson

Minister for Sport and Tourism

In office
9 October 1997 – 21 October 1998
Preceded by
Warwick Smith (Sport)
Michael Lee (Tourism)
Succeeded byJackie Kelly
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Wentworth

In office
8 April 1995 – 8 October 2001
Preceded byJohn Hewson
Succeeded byPeter King

Personal details
Born
(1961-01-07) 7 January 1961 (age 58)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLiberal Party of Australia
Relations
Peter Thomson (father)
Alma mater
University of Melbourne
Keio University
Georgetown University Law Center
ProfessionSolicitor

Andrew Peter Thomson (born 7 January 1961), Australian politician, is a former Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives representing the Division of Wentworth in New South Wales.



Biography


Thomson is the son of Australian golfer Peter Thomson,[1] and worked as a solicitor, investment banker and golf course designer before entering politics. He was educated at the University of Melbourne (Arts/Law), Keio University in Tokyo, and later at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington DC.[2] He entered parliament in April 1995 in a Wentworth by-election after Dr John Hewson vacated the seat when he retired from politics after being defeated in a leadership ballot by Alexander Downer.


When the Coalition took government at the 1996 election, Thomson was made Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. On 6 October 1997 he became Minister for Sport and Tourism, and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Sydney 2000 Games.[3] Thomson was the first Member of the House of Representatives to speak fluent Japanese and Chinese.[citation needed]


Thomson retired from the seat of Wentworth in 2001 after losing preselection. Thereafter he worked in the United States after passing the New York Bar Exam, then later joined Minter Ellison in Australia as Special Counsel.[4] He worked in Singapore, Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia, and Beijing before returning to live in Tokyo in early 2011 where he had worked in his twenties. Currently he is registered as a foreign lawyer in Japan and has his own practice in the city of Fukuoka.[citation needed]



References




  1. ^ "What goes around comes around for King". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 September 2004. Retrieved 17 February 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ Kirk, Alexandra. "Political fall out over Thomson absence". The World Today. ABC Radio. Retrieved 17 February 2014.


  3. ^ Biography for THOMSON, the Hon. Andrew Peter, Parliament of Australia.


  4. ^ Andrew Thomson, Consultant, World Services Group.




External links


  • Thomson's law practice in Japan






Political offices
Preceded by
Warwick Smith (Sport)
Michael Lee (Tourism)


Minister for Sport and Tourism
1997–1998
Succeeded by
Jackie Kelly

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by
John Hewson

Member for Wentworth
1995–2001
Succeeded by
Peter King

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