Tony Staley
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Anthony Allan Staley Script error: No such module "If empty". (15 May 1939 – 3 May 2023)[1] was an Australian politician. A member of the Liberal Party, he held the Victorian seat of Chisholm from 1970 to 1980 and served as Minister for the Capital Territory (1976–1977) and Minister for Posts and Telecommunications (1977–1980) in the Fraser government. He later served as national president of the Liberal Party from 1993 to 1999.
Early life
Staley was born on 15 May 1939 in Horsham, Victoria.[2] He was educated at Scotch College, Melbourne.[3] He completed the degree of Bachelor of Laws at the University of Melbourne.[2]
Parliament
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Subsequent activities
He later served as Federal President of the Liberal Party of Australia. In May 1994 when Liberal Leader John Hewson called a leadership spill, Staley as Liberal President caused controversy when he withdrew his support for Hewson saying they could not win with Hewson sadly. The controversy was due to the expectation that the organizational wing of the party which Staley was in charge of as president did not interfere with the parliamentary party in selecting the leader. In the subsequent leadership spill, Hewson was defeated by Alexander Downer but it was expected that Staley would not have survived as party president if Hewson had won the spill. He did continue on in the position and supported John Howard's bid to become Leader of the Opposition and ultimately Prime Minister.[4]
Personal life and death
In 1990, Staley was involved in a serious road accident, which left him needing to use calipers to walk.[5]
Staley died in Melbourne on 3 May 2023, at the age of 83.[6]
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