Richard Harvey (politician)

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Dr
Richard Harvey
Member of the South Australian House of Assembly
for Newland
In office
17 March 2018 19 March 2022

Harvey was raised in Lewiston and attended St Brigid's Catholic School and Xavier College in Gawler. Harvey is of Portuguese heritage, with his maternal family emigrating to Australia in 1966 from Curaçao.[ clarification needed ] Harvey's father, Rob, was an aircraft technician in the Royal Australian Air Force. He is the eldest child of three.

Harvey attended the University of Adelaide, obtaining a Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Science), a Bachelor of Science (Honours) and a PhD in Microbiology. He has also been an Australian rules football umpire in the SANFL and a piano teacher. [2]

As a postdoctoral research fellow, Harvey worked to find new ways to treat and prevent disease caused by the bacterial pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae, which is the world's leading cause of pneumonia, bacteraemia, meningitis and otitis media. He has published several times, including in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Scientific Reports , mBio and Infection and Immunity .

Politics

Harvey joined the Liberal Party of Australia in June 2011, and volunteered for several campaigns and party activities.

Harvey was pre-selected as the Liberal candidate for the electoral district of Newland for the 2018 South Australian state election in April 2017.

At the 2018 state election, Harvey campaigned with a strong focus on Modbury Hospital, ultimately defeating Labor MP Tom Kenyon, who had served as the Member for Newland since 2006. Harvey holds the electorate of Newland on approximately 0.1 percent margin, after the 2020 electoral redistribution. [3]

Upon his election, Harvey was appointed Deputy Government Whip in the South Australian House of Assembly.

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References

  1. Green, Antony (2018). "Newland - SA Election 2018". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  2. "Dr Richard Harvey". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia . Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  3. "2020 South Australian Redistribution – Release of Draft Boundaries – Antony Green's Election Blog".
South Australian House of Assembly
Preceded by Member for Newland
2018–2022
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