Arthur Sinodinos
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Senator The Honourable Arthur Sinodinos AO |
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| Cabinet Secretary | |
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In office 21 September 2015 – 24 January 2017 |
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| Prime Minister | Malcolm Turnbull |
| Preceded by | Alan Griffin |
| Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science | |
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Assumed office 24 January 2017 |
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| Prime Minister | Malcolm Turnbull |
| Preceded by | Greg Hunt |
| Acting Minister for Health and Aged Care | |
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In office 9 January 2017 – 24 January 2017 |
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| Prime Minister | Malcolm Turnbull |
| Preceded by | Sussan Ley |
| Succeeded by |
Greg Hunt (Health) Ken Wyatt (Aged Care) |
| Acting Minister for Sport (Australia) | |
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In office 9 January 2017 – 24 January 2017 |
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| Prime Minister | Malcolm Turnbull |
| Preceded by | Sussan Ley |
| Succeeded by | Greg Hunt |
| Assistant Treasurer | |
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In office 18 September 2013 – 19 December 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Abbott |
| Preceded by | David Bradbury |
| Succeeded by | Josh Frydenberg |
| Senator for New South Wales | |
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Assumed office 2 November 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Helen Coonan |
| Personal details | |
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Arthur Sinodinos 25 February 1957 Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Tserdanis |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Rose Bay |
| Alma mater | University of Newcastle |
| Profession | Economist; Investment banker; politician |
| Religion | Eastern Orthodoxy |
Arthur Sinodinos AO (born 25 February 1957 in Newcastle, New South Wales) is an Australian politician, the Liberal member of the Senate representing New South Wales since 2011, and the Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science in the Turnbull Government since January 2017. Sinodinos has previously served as the Cabinet Secretary between September 2015 and January 2017, briefly as the acting Minister for Health and Aged Care and Acting Minister for Sport during January 2017; and was the Assistant Treasurer in the Abbott Ministry during 2013 and 2014. He stepped aside from his ministerial duties during an investigation by the New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), although he still formally held the position until he officially resigned on 19 December 2014. Prior to his appointment to the Senate, he was a senior public servant and investment banker. He re-entered Cabinet as Cabinet Secretary on 21 September 2015 when he was appointed by Malcolm Turnbull.
Born in Australia to Greek immigrants, Sinodinos was raised in Newcastle. His father was a member of the left-aligned Seaman's Union that, during Sinodinos' early years, was campaigning against the United States intervention in Vietnam. His mother recalled stories of the Greek Civil War of the 1940s where Communist insurgents would knock on the door of their family home at night. Sinodinos claims that this helped him form his early political views.
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