Steve Doszpot
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Steve Doszpot MLA |
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| Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly for Kurrajong |
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Assumed office 15 October 2016 |
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| Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly for Molonglo |
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In office 20 October 2012 – 15 October 2016 |
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| Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly for Brindabella |
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In office 29 October 2008 – 20 October 2012 |
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| Assistant Speaker of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly | |
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In office December 2012 – December 2014 |
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23 September 1948 Budapest, Hungary |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Website | parliament |
Steve Doszpot (born 23 September 1948 in Budapest, Hungary), is an Australian politician and member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of Kurrajong for the Liberal Party since 2016. He also represented the electorate of Molonglo between 2012 and 2016 and the electorate of Brindabella between 2008 and 2012. In December 2012, Mr Doszpot was elected as the Assistant Speaker. Currently, he is the Shadow Minister for ICT, Seniors and Urban Services.
Doszpot was born in Budapest, Hungary and in 1957, aged nine, migrated to Australia with his parents as a refugee. He completed his secondary education at the Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham (1961–64). He moved to Canberra in 1974 and was involved in the computer industry as a senior executive with Wang Computer (Australia), Digital Equipment Corporation and Canon Australia, with a brief stint at the CSIRO ICT Centre as the Business Development Manager in Canberra, before his election to the ACT Legislative Assembly in 2008.
He was the Head of SOCOG in Canberra from 1998 to 2000 and managed the Olympic Football Tournament staged in Canberra as part of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. He is past President of the A.C.T. Olympic Council and Soccer Canberra and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Following the 2000 Olympic Games, he was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his long-term commitment and service to the sport.
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