Chris Pearce | |
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Member of the Australian Parliament for Aston | |
In office 14 July 2001 –19 July 2010 | |
Preceded by | Peter Nugent |
Succeeded by | Alan Tudge |
Personal details | |
Born | Lismore,New South Wales,Australia | 1 March 1963
Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
Spouse | Andrea Pearce |
Alma mater | Monash University |
Occupation | Business executive |
Christopher John Pearce (born 1 March 1963) is an Australian business executive and former politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 2001 to 2010,representing seat of Aston for the Liberal Party. He served as a parliamentary secretary in the Howard government from 2004 to 2007. Outside of his political career he has worked as a senior executive in the IT and telecommunications industries.
Pearce was born on 1 March 1963 in Lismore,New South Wales. He holds the degree of Bachelor of Business from Monash University, [1] and later completed an MBA at Deakin University and a graduate certificate at the University of Divinity. [2]
Prior to entering parliament,Pearce worked as a manager in the information technology and telecommunications industry. [3] He began his career as a marketing executive with Yamaha Music Australia,later working for Telstra as manager of its MobileNet marketing campaign,as a marketing director with United Telecommunications,as a marketing vice-president with Iridium Satellite,and as Australian managing director of BAE Systems. [4]
Pearce joined the Liberal Party in 1992 and was president of its Rowville branch from 1996 to 1999. He also served on the Knox City Council from 1997 to 2000. [1]
Pearce was elected to the House of Representatives at the 2001 Aston by-election,retaining the seat for the Liberal Party following the death of incumbent MP Peter Nugent. He was re-elected at the 2001,2004 and 2007 federal elections. [5] Pearce was parliamentary secretary to Treasurer Peter Costello from 2004 to 2007. [1] He was responsible for the Howard government's proposed changes to financial services legislation,reported in 2006 as "the biggest overhaul since the corporate law economic reform program began in 1997". [6]
In September 2008,Pearce was included in Malcolm Turnbull's shadow ministry with responsibility for the financial services,superannuation and corporate law portfolio. [1] He served as a shadow minister until June 2009,when he announced that he would retire from federal politics at the next election. [7]
In July 2010,it was reported that Pearce would join Telstra as a business development executive responsible for contracts with government agencies. [3] He was appointed chair of Anglicare Victoria in 2016. [8] He was appointed as an adjunct professor at Deakin Business School in 2019 and has also served as deputy chair of the St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research. [9]
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