Andrew Humpherson
| Andrew Humpherson | |
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| Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Davidson |
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In office 7 May 1992 – 2 March 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Terry Metherell |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan O'Dea |
| Deputy Shire President of Warringah | |
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In office 24 September 1991 – 30 May 1992 |
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| President | Brian Green |
| Preceded by | Frank Beckman |
| Succeeded by | Julie Sutton |
| Councillor on Warringah Shire Council | |
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In office 17 March 1987 – 30 May 1992 |
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| Succeeded by | Bob Page |
| Constituency | D Riding/C Ward |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
15 August 1960 London, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia (NSW Division) |
| Alma mater | University of New South Wales |
| Occupation | Engineer and politician |
Andrew Humpherson (born 15 August 1960) is a former Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Davidson from 1992–2007. He has since pursued a career in public affairs overseeing the Government and Public Affairs Division of Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation and as Chief of Staff to the Energy and Resources Minister, Chris Hartcher from 2011 to 2014.
Humpherson was born in the United Kingdom in 1960. His family moved to Australia in 1970 and he was educated at Davidson High School where he became a member of the Student Representative Council and the Warringah Youth Council. He attended the University of New South Wales where he graduated with honours in the degree of Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical).
Between 1986 and 1992 he was employed as an engineer and also a Territory Manager for Shell Australia. Humpherson entered politics on 14 March 1987 as an independent Councillor on Warringah Shire Council and was Deputy Shire President from 1991–1992 until he resigned on 30 May 1992, following his election to state parliament.
He was elected into the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the seat of Davidson, at a May 1992 by-election brought on by the resignation of former Education Minister and Liberal-turned-independent member Terry Metherell, who resigned to take up a public service appointment offered by the Greiner government. The Independent Commission Against Corruption undertook an investigation into the appointment amid allegations that this amounted to a corrupt attempt to have Davidson return to the Liberal Party, which had lost its parliamentary majority at the 1991 election. The independents who held the balance of power subsequently forced Greiner's resignation as Premier, but ICAC was found to have exceeded its jurusdiction by the Supreme Court of New South Wales. However Davidson returned to the Liberals, with Humpherson easily winning the by-election ahead of 14 other candidates, despite a 16.1 per cent swing against the Liberal Party.
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