Andrew Laming
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Andrew Laming MP |
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Laming in 2007
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Bowman |
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Assumed office 9 October 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Con Sciacca |
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30 September 1966 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Political party | Liberal National Party of Queensland |
| Spouse(s) | Olesja Baturevica |
| Children | 2 |
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| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Ophthalmic surgeon (re-registration denied in 2013) |
| Website | www.andrewlaming.com.au |
Andrew Charles Laming (born 30 September 1966) is an Australian politician who is currently a member of the House of Representatives representing the Division of Bowman, Queensland, for the Liberal National Party of Queensland, having first won the seat at the 2004 federal election for the Liberal Party of Australia.
He was a medical practitioner and a management consultant before entering politics. Laming is the son of former Queensland state Liberal MP Bruce Laming who held the seat of Mooloolah from 1992 until 2001 and served as Deputy Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
He gained notoriety in December 2016 when he spent eleven hours on the comment section of Facebook page 'The Simpsons Against the Liberals' after they published a meme making fun of his proposal to stop hiring PE teachers. This spawned a large amount of media attention, especially regarding his use of curious phrases such as 'mashing lefties'.
Laming was educated at the Anglican Church Grammar School. He studied medicine at the University of Queensland and is a fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists. He also holds a Diploma in obstetrics and gynaecology from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, as well as a Master of Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University, a Master of Public Policy from Charles Darwin University and a Master of Philosophy in Public Health from the University of Sydney. He has worked in public health, economics, ophthalmology.
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