Terry Connolly
| Terry Connolly | |
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| Member of ACT Legislative Assembly | |
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In office 1 May 1990 – 15 February 1992 Serving with Berry, Collaery, Duby, Follett, Grassby, Humphries, Jensen, Kaine, Kinloch, Maher, Moore, Nolan, Prowse, Stefaniak, Stevenson, Wood, Whalan |
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| Member for Molonglo | |
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In office 18 February 1995 – 19 February 1996 Serving with Follett, Humphries, Carnell, Cornwell, Tucker, Moore |
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| Preceded by | new constituency |
| Succeeded by | Marion Reilly |
| Attorney-General of the Australian Capital Territory | |
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In office 29 May 1991 – 18 February 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Bernard Collaery |
| Succeeded by | Gary Humphries |
| Minister for Housing and Community Services | |
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In office 29 May 1991 – 18 February 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Bernard Collaery |
| Succeeded by | Kate Carnell |
| Minister for Urban Services | |
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In office 15 February 1992 – 18 February 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Craig Duby |
| Succeeded by | Tony De Domenico |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Terence Connolly 14 February 1952 Adelaide, South Australia |
| Died | 25 September 2007 (aged 55) Canberra |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Dr Helen Watchirs |
| Children | Lara and Maddy |
| Alma mater | University of Adelaide; Australian National University |
| Profession | Barrister, solicitor, politician, judge |
Terence (Terry) Connolly (14 February 1958 – 25 September 2007) was an Australian politician and judge.
The son of an Irish bricklayer, Connolly was born in Adelaide and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts (both with Honours) from the University of Adelaide and a Masters in Public Law from the Australian National University. He was registered to practise as a barrister and solicitor in South Australia in 1982 and worked with Justice John Gallop. He moved to Canberra in 1983 and worked as a legal adviser in the Commonwealth departments of Attorney-General, Veterans' Affairs and Foreign Affairs. He was registered to practise in the Australian Capital Territory in 1985.
Connolly joined the Australian Labor Party in 1976 and was elected as South Australian President of Young Labor in 1978; and as National President in 1979.
Connolly became an Labor Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly in 1990 on the resignation of Paul Whalan and served as Attorney-General from 1991 to 1995. With the creation of electorates in 1995, he became a member for Molonglo. Connolly also served as Minister for Housing and Community Services from 1991 to 1995 and Minister for Urban Services from 1992 to 1995.
He resigned from the Assembly in February 1996 and was appointed Master of the Australian Capital Territory Supreme Court. Connolly was appointed a judge of the ACT Supreme Court in January 2003.
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