John Aquilina
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The Hon John Aquilina AM |
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| Member for Riverstone | |
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In office 25 May 1991 – 26 March 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Amery |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Conolly |
| Member for Blacktown | |
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In office 19 September 1981 – 3 May 1991 |
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| Preceded by | Gordon Barnier |
| Succeeded by | Pam Allan |
| Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly | |
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In office 29 April 2003 – 7 May 2007 |
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| Preceded by | John Murray |
| Succeeded by | Richard Torbay |
| Minister for Fair Trading and Minister for Land and Water Conservation |
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In office 21 November 2001 – 2 April 2003 |
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| Preceded by |
John Watkins (Fair Trading) Richard Amery (Land and Water Conservation) |
| Succeeded by |
Reba Meagher (Fair Trading) Craig Knowles (Natural Resources) |
| Minister for Education and Training | |
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In office 4 April 1995 – 21 November 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Virginia Chadwick (Education, Training and Youth Affairs) |
| Succeeded by | John Watkins |
| Minister Assisting the Premier on Youth Affairs | |
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In office 4 April 1995 – 8 April 1999 |
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| Minister for Youth and Community Services and Assistant Minister for Ethnic Affairs |
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In office 4 July 1986 – 21 March 1988 |
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| Preceded by | Peter Anderson |
| Succeeded by | Virginia Chadwick (Family and Community Services) Terry Metherell (Education and Youth Affairs) |
| Minister for Natural Resources | |
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In office 6 February 1986 – 4 July 1986 |
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| Preceded by | Janice Crosio |
| Succeeded by | Janice Crosio (Water Resources) Jack Hallam (Forests) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
12 March 1950 Malta |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Anne (dec'd); Ann (m 13 May 2006) |
| Children | Three; Bede and Jeremy (m); Bridget (f) |
| Website | NSW Parliamentary website |
John Joseph Aquilina (born 12 March 1950, in Malta), a former Australian politician, is a former member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of Blacktown between 1981 and 1991 and the electorate of Riverstone between 1991 and 2011 for the Australian Labor Party.
Between 1986 and 1988 and again between 1995 and 2003, he served in a range of ministerial portfolios including Minister for Natural Resources and Minister for Youth and Community Services in the Wran and Unsworth Labor governments and Minister for Education and Training, Minister for Fair Trading, and Minister for Land and Water Conservation in the Carr Labor government.
From 2003 to 2007, he was Speaker of the NSW Legislative Assembly, and was Leader of the House from 2007 until his retirement in 2011.
Since November 2013, he has been engaged in a three year appointment as Malta's High Commissioner to India, Bangladesh and as Ambassador to Nepal.
In 1956, aged 12 years, Aquilina migrated from Malta to Australia with his parents and younger brother. Studying at the University of Sydney, Aquilina completed a Bachelor of Arts and a Diploma of Education in 1971 and was a member of the University of Sydney Regiment between 1968 and 1970, although did not see active duty. He commenced teaching at Oaklands Central School as a high school teacher, before returning to Sydney. Whilst at university in 1970, Aquilina joined the Blacktown Branch of the Australian Labor Party. In 1974, he became an Australian citizen.
In 1977, he was elected as an alderman to Blacktown City Council representing the Labor Party up until 1983; and went on to become Mayor of the Council between 1977 and 1981. In 1979, he was appointed a member of the Ethnic Affairs Commission of New South Wales (now the Community Relations Commission of New South Wales) and at various times has held positions with the State Records Authority (2003–2006); Sydney Grammar School Board of Trustees; appointed a Fellow of the Senate of the University of Sydney; an Honorary Associate of the University of Sydney Graduate School of Government; a member of the Advisory Board of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music; a Life Member of the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children and a member of Blacktown City Lions Club.
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