William O'Chee
| Bill O'Chee | |
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| Senator for Queensland | |
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In office 8 May 1990 – 30 June 1999 |
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| Preceded by | John Stone |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 June 1965 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | National Party of Australia |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Occupation | Investment banker |
William George "Bill" O'Chee (born 19 June 1965) is an Australian politician. He was a National Party member of the Australian Senate from 1990 to 1999, representing the state of Queensland.
O'Chee was born to a Chinese father and an Irish-Australian mother. He was the first Member of Parliament in Australia with an Asian/Chinese parent. He attended school at The Southport School and Brisbane State High School in Australia, as well as Oakham School in England. He later read jurisprudence at Brasenose College at the University of Oxford, where he was a contemporary of Amanda Pullinger, Guy Spier and David Cameron. Prior to his election he was an investment banker specialising in Latin American debt.
Bill O'Chee was appointed to the Senate in 1990 to a casual vacancy caused by the resignation of John Stone. He was the first ethnic-Chinese Australian to become a member of the Parliament of Australia. At age 24, he was also the youngest person ever appointed to the Senate.
He was elected in his own right at the 1993 election, but lost his seat at the 1998 election, his term ending on 30 June 1999.
During his time in the Senate, he served on the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Treaties, the Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Recreation, Communications and the Arts, the Senate Select Committee on A New Tax System, and the Senate Standing Committee on Regulations and Ordinances (of which he was chairman from 1996 to 1999).
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