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Frank Terenzini

Frank Terenzini
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Maitland
In office
24 March 2007 – 26 March 2011
Preceded by John Price
Succeeded by Robyn Parker
Personal details
Born (1961-08-19) 19 August 1961 (age 56)
Newcastle, New South Wales
Political party Australian Labor Party
Spouse(s) Susan Terenzini
Children Angela and Katherine
Residence Maitland, New South Wales
Occupation Member of Parliament

Francesco (Frank) Terenzini is a former Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 2007 until 2011, representing the electorate of Maitland. He was a lawyer and teacher before entering politics.

Terenzini was born 19 August 1961 at Newcastle to Giuseppe and Angela Terenzini. He attended public schools in the Hunter Region. He left school at 16 to become an apprentice boilermaker at the BHP Steelworks. He later completed an apprenticeship as a motor mechanic and spent the next 10 years in the motor repair industry, eventually becoming motor vehicle inspector with the Roads and Traffic Authority. He went on to teach apprentices at TAFE and eventually obtained a Diploma in Teaching from the University of Technology, Sydney.

He continued his studies and became interested in law. He studied at Macquarie University externally and was awarded a Bachelor of Legal Studies (B.Leg.S) On 30 June 1994 he was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. He worked in private practice as a solicitor and also in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. He worked as a prosecutor for 10 years.

In 2007 he stood for election for the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales for the electorate of Maitland. His main competitors for the seat were Bob Geoghegan Liberal and Mayor of the Maitland and former Member for Maitland, Peter Blackmore as an Independent. Terenzini narrowly won Maitland with 19,989 votes (51.98%) to Blackmore's 18,463 (48.02%) after preferences.


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