Martin Hamilton-Smith
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The Honourable Martin Hamilton-Smith BA(Mil), MA, MBA, JP, MP |
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| Minister for Investment and Trade | |
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Assumed office 27 May 2014 |
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| Premier | Jay Weatherill |
| Preceded by | Susan Close (as Minister for Manufacturing, Innovation and Trade) |
| Minister for Defence Industries | |
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Assumed office 27 May 2014 |
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| Premier | Jay Weatherill |
| Preceded by | Jack Snelling |
| Minister for Veterans’ Affairs | |
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Assumed office 27 May 2014 |
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| Premier | Jay Weatherill |
| Preceded by | Zoe Bettison |
| 39th Leader of the Opposition (SA) | |
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In office 12 April 2007 – 8 July 2009 |
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| Premier | Mike Rann |
| Deputy |
Vickie Chapman Isobel Redmond |
| Preceded by | Iain Evans |
| Succeeded by | Isobel Redmond |
| Deputy Leader of the Opposition (SA) | |
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In office 30 March 2010 – 6 April 2010 |
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| Leader | Isobel Redmond |
| Preceded by | Steven Griffiths |
| Succeeded by | Mitch Williams |
| Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia (SA) | |
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In office 12 April 2007 – 8 July 2009 |
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| Deputy |
Vickie Chapman Isobel Redmond |
| Preceded by | Iain Evans |
| Succeeded by | Isobel Redmond |
| Minister for Innovation | |
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In office 4 December 2001 – 5 March 2002 |
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| Premier | Rob Kerin |
| Preceded by | none (created) |
| Succeeded by | none (abolished) |
| Minister for Tourism | |
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In office 4 December 2001 – 5 March 2002 |
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| Premier | Rob Kerin |
| Preceded by | Rob Kerin |
| Succeeded by | Mike Rann |
| Member of the South Australian Parliament for Waite | |
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Assumed office 11 October 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Stephen Baker |
| Personal details | |
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Martin Leslie James Hamilton-Smith 1 September 1953 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party |
Liberal Party of Australia (SA) (1997–2014) Independent (2014–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Stavroula Raptis |
| Alma mater |
Royal Military College, Duntroon University of New South Wales University of Adelaide |
| Website | MartinHamilton-Smith.com.au |
Martin Leslie James Hamilton-Smith (born 1 December 1953) is an Australian politician representing the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Waite since the 1997 election. First elected as a candidate for the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia, he became an independent two months after the 2014 election. He is the Minister for Investment and Trade, Minister for Defence Industries and Minister for Veterans’ Affairs in the Weatherill Labor cabinet.
Hamilton-Smith was the state parliamentary leader of the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia and the Leader of the Opposition in South Australia from 2007 to 2009, and a minister in the Kerin Liberal government from 2001 to 2002.
Graduated from Marion High School with a scholarship to attend the Royal Military College, Duntroon in 1971. Completed a Bachelor of Arts (University of NSW) while at Duntroon. Master of Arts (History) from the University of NSW in 1985 with a focus on Australia's relations with the United States of America and South East Asia. Graduated from Army Command and Staff College in 1988 (Graduate Diploma in Management Studies). Master of Business Administration (Advanced) at University of Adelaide in 2002 while serving as a Member of Parliament. Awarded the 1999 Baron Partner's Prize in Strategic Management.
Graduated from Royal Military College as an officer in the Australian Army in 1975. Served in 6th Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment and the Australian Special Air Service Regiment (SASR). He commanded Australia's first counter-terrorist assault force in the SAS in 1980. He saw service in Malaysia and as commanding officer of the 1st Commando Regiment based in Sydney. In 1993 he was posted as commanding officer of the Australian contingent in the 11 nation Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) in Sinai, Egypt, also serving as Assistant Chief of the 3,200 man force which monitors the peace agreement between Israel and Egypt from Gaza to the Gulf of Aqaba.
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