Anthony Roberts was a senior minister in the O'Farrell, Baird, Berejiklian and Perrottet governments, serving in various portfolios including Planning, Resources and Energy.
15 Facts About Anthony Roberts
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Anthony Roberts lost to Mark Speakman and returned to the backbench.
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Anthony Roberts was elected to Lane Cove Council and was a councillor between 1995 and 2003, including a term as deputy mayor and two terms as mayor, between 1999 and 2000 and between 2001 and 2002.
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Between 1992 and 1996, Anthony Roberts was employed as an adviser to the Hon Dr Brian Pezzutti MP, and between 1996 and 2003, Anthony Roberts was employed as an electorate officer to then-prime minister, John Howard.
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On 14 September 2004, Anthony Roberts said in Parliament that he had ceased being a director of Flagship Communications prior to being elected to Parliament and had never received any payment from Flagship Communications.
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Anthony Roberts left Howard's office when he was elected as the Member for Lane Cove in 2003, following the retirement of Kerry Chikarovski.
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Anthony Roberts was re-elected in 2007, increasing his margin from 3.2 points to 12.4 points.
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In May 2008, Anthony Roberts was appointed to the Shadow ministry of Barry O'Farrell as Shadow Minister for Emergency Services and Juvenile Justice.
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On 24 April 2010 Anthony Roberts was unanimously endorsed by the Liberal Party to contest the 2011 state election.
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Anthony Roberts was re-elected to Lane Cove with a swing of 13.4 points and won the seat with 77.3 per cent of the two-party vote.
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On 3 April 2011, subsequent to the state election, Anthony Roberts was appointed as the Minister for Fair Trading in the O'Farrell government.
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The Berejiklian ministry was formed with Anthony Roberts sworn in as the Minister for Planning, the Minister for Housing, and the Special Minister of State with effect from 30 January 2017.
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Anthony Roberts retained his responsibilities as the Leader of the House.
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Anthony Roberts was sworn in as the Minister for Planning and the Minister for Homes.
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Anthony Roberts was Minister for Planning and Minister for Homes in the Perrottet ministry from December 2021 until March 2023 when the Perrottet government was defeated at the 2023 New South Wales state election.