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Matthew Guy Groom

  Matthew Guy Groom

Surname: GROOM

Given Names: Matthew Guy

Title and Honours: Mr, Honourable

Qualifications: BA LLB LLM

Date and Place of Birth: 24 November 1970 - Melbourne, Victoria

Date of Death:

House of Assembly:20 March 2010

Electorate: Denison

Party: Liberal

Positions Held: Minister.

  • Energy (31-March-2014 to 2-October-2017)
  • Environment, Parks and Heritage (31 March 2014 to 04 April 2017)
  • Environment and Parks (04 April 2017 to 2 October 2017)
  • State Growth (31 March 2014 to 2 October 2017)
  • Date of Departure: 3 March 2018

    Reason for Departure: Retired

    Inaugural Speech (9 June 2010)

    Comments:

    Son of Ray Groom, former Premier of Tasmania. Granted the right to use the title 'Honourable' for life on 30 May 2018.

    House of Assembly Long Room Picture: 755

    House of Assembly Long Room Picture Number indicates each Member's position in the photographic record.

    Source: Parliament of Tasmania Members Biographical Database, Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.

    Additional Reference Material:

    A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics, 1890-1964 [by] Colin A. Hughes and B. D. Graham. Canberra, ANU Press, 1968. Biographical Register of the Tasmanian Parliament, 1851-1960 / Scott Bennett and Barbara Bennett. Canberra : ANU, 1980.

     

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