Andrew Stoner

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(Mr O'Farrell) could see that The Nationals supported him, that we weren't a disunifying force within the Coalition and as a result we had a strong Coalition.... A student of political history, he knows the 2011 election result was probably a high water mark for the Liberal party (and) that The Nationals tend to be a little more stable in terms of their own numbers between elections. When the tide goes back out for the Liberal party, he will need The Nationals. It will happen and he will need, at some stage, the National party.

— Andrew Stoner, interviewed by The Land , April 2013.

Owing to the resignation of Barry O'Farrell as Premier, [10] and the subsequent ministerial reshuffle by Mike Baird, [5] in April 2014 in addition to his existing responsibilities as a minister, Stoner was appointed as the Minister for Tourism and Major Events, as the Minister for Small Business, and as the Minister for the North Coast. [1] [11]

In the same reshuffle Premier Baird acceded to Stoner's request to dump his predecessor as Nationals leader George Souris from Cabinet, a request that was revealed when Souris announced his retirement from politics later in 2014 on 27 September. [12]

On 15 October, Stoner stood down as National Party leader and as deputy premier, citing family reasons. He also announced he would retire from politics at the next election. [13] Troy Grant was elected unopposed as his successor. [4]

Stoner is now a company director, consultant and adviser to several companies.

Personal life

A keen surfer and father of six, Stoner now resides in Port Macquarie on the Mid North Coast. He separated from his former wife in 2016, divorced in 2019 and was remarried in 2020, to Dr Caroline Hong, a dentist. Stoner and his wife are now part of a Multi Level Marketing Company called "Three International".

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  2. ↑ "Inaugural Speech: Mr Andrew Stoner". Hansard: Legislative Assembly. Parliament of New South Wales. 2 June 1999. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  3. ↑ Rehn, Alison (12 August 2008). "Andrew Stoner, Alexander Downer & Julia Gillard in Facebook folly". The Daily Telegraph . Australia. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  4. 1 2 Gerathy, Sarah (16 October 2014). "Troy Grant replaces Andrew Stoner as NSW Deputy Premier". ABC News. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  5. 1 2 Nicholls, Sean (22 April 2014). "Mike Baird's cabinet reshuffle a preparation for next election". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 24 April 2014.
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  12. ↑ "George Souris to retire from NSW Parliament". 27 September 2014.
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The Honourable
Andrew Stoner
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Andrew Stoner.jpg
16th Deputy Premier of New South Wales
In office
28 March 2011 –17 October 2014
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Member for Oxley
1999–2015		Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Leader of the New South Wales National Party
2003–2014		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Deputy Premier of New South Wales
2011–2014		Succeeded by
New title Minister for Trade and Investment
2011–2014
Preceded byas Minister for State and Regional Development Minister for Regional Infrastructure and Services
2011–2014
Preceded by Minister for Tourism and Major Events
2014
Preceded by Minister for Small Business
2014		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister for the North Coast
2014		Succeeded by

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