Tony Issa | |
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Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Granville | |
In office 26 March 2011 – 6 March 2015 | |
Preceded by | David Borger |
Succeeded by | Julia Finn |
Personal details | |
Born | Lebanon | 14 August 1955
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Liberal Party |
Spouse | Sue Issa |
Residence | Merrylands |
Occupation | Self-employed |
Antoine "Tony" Issa OAM (born 14 August 1955 [1] in Lebanon),an Australian politician,was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Granville for the Liberal Party from 2011 until the 2015 election when he lost the seat to Labor's Julia Finn. [2]
Issa migrated to Australia with his father in 1973,as one of seven children [1] of Lebanese Maronite Catholic background. Issa has extensive community involvement including:
Elected to Parramatta City Council in 1988,Issa served as an independent councillor until 1998 and then as a Liberal Party Councillor from 1998 to the present.
Issa was elected as deputy mayor from 2000 to 2001 and became the first Liberal Party lord mayor in New South Wales,serving between 2008 and 2009. [1] [2] [3] [4]
In 1994,he contested unsuccessfully as an independent in the Parramatta by-election.
In 2011,Issa contested the normally safe [3] [5] Labor seat of Granville in the Sydney's western suburbs. Running against the incumbent and high-profile [6] sitting member and Minister,David Borger.
Issa was elected with a swing of 13.1 points and won the seat with 52.7 per cent of the two-party vote. [3] [5]
Issa was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 1995 for service to local government and to the Lebanese community. [7]
Issa was awarded the Order of Local Government for more than 20 years service as a Councillor on Parramatta City Council.
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