1. Andrew Stoner was the Minister for Trade and Investment, and Minister for Regional Infrastructure and Services, between 2011 and 2014; and the Minister for Tourism and Major Events, the Minister for Small Business, and the Minister for the North Coast, between April and October 2014 in the Baird government.
Andrew Stoner was born in 1960 in Brisbane, Queensland, before his family moved to Wauchope, New South Wales.
Andrew Stoner attended the Queensland Institute of Technology from 1979 to 1985, receiving a Bachelor of Business, and later James Cook University of North Queensland in 1993, receiving a Master of Business Administration with first class honours.
Andrew Stoner became an employment agency manager and a regional manager in the Australian Public Service before entering parliament.
Andrew Stoner joined the National Party of Australia and was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly on 27 March 1999 for Oxley.
Andrew Stoner was appointed the National Party Deputy Whip in his first term in office and rose to become Shadow Minister for Emergency Services and Shadow Minister for Sport and Recreation from 2002 to 2003.
However, after the Liberal-National Coalition lost the 2003 election, the then Nationals leader George Souris stood aside and Andrew Stoner was elected in his place.
Andrew Stoner helped lead the Coalition to a landslide victory in the 2011 state election.
Andrew Stoner announced he would retire from politics at the next election.
Andrew Stoner is a company director, consultant and adviser to several companies.
Andrew Stoner separated from his former wife in 2016, divorced in 2019 and was remarried in 2020, to Dr Caroline Hong, a dentist.