Tony Simpson
| Tony Simpson | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia |
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In office 6 September 2008 – 11 March 2017 |
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| Preceded by | John Day |
| Succeeded by | Barry Urban |
| Constituency | Darling Range |
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In office 26 February 2005 – 6 September 2008 |
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| Preceded by | None (new seat) |
| Succeeded by | None (abolished) |
| Constituency | Serpentine-Jarrahdale |
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| Born |
15 July 1965 Frankston, Victoria |
| Political party | Liberal |
Anthony James "Tony" Simpson (born 15 July 1965) is an Australian politician who was a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 2005 to 2017. He served as a minister in the government of Colin Barnett from March 2013 to September 2016. Simpson ran a bakery before entering politics.
Simpson was born in Melbourne to Rita (née Bailey) and Charles Simpson. His family moved to Wyndham, Western Australia, in 1970, and later to Perth, where he attended CBC Leederville (now Aranmore Catholic College). After leaving school, Simpson worked in the family bakery, and later opened his own business in Byford. He served on the Serpentine-Jarrahdale Shire Council from 2001 to 2005.
Simpson entered parliament at the 2005 state election, winning the newly created seat of Serpentine-Jarrahdale with 51.2 percent of the two-party-preferred vote. He was included in the shadow ministry of Matt Birney immediately after being elected, and subsequently served as a shadow minister under three more leaders of the opposition – Paul Omodei, Troy Buswell, and Colin Barnett. At the 2008 state election, Simpson transferred to the seat of Darling Range, where the sitting member, John Day, had himself transferred to the seat of Kalamunda.
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