1. George Souris was born on 12 July 1949 and is an Australian politician and former member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, representing Upper Hunter for the Nationals from 1988 to 2015.
11 Facts About George Souris
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George Souris was born at Gunnedah and was educated at The Armidale School and the University of New England.
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George Souris has practised as a qualified public accountant, company auditor and taxation consultant.
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George Souris represented the electorate of the Upper Hunter for the Country and later re-named National Party of Australia from 1988 until his retirement at the 2015 NSW state election.
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George Souris was Minister for Finance and Minister for Ethnic Affairs from July 1992 to May 1993 and Minister for Land and Water Conservation from May 1993 to the defeat of the Fahey government in March 1995.
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George Souris was the leader of the Parliamentary National Party from January 1999 to March 2003.
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George Souris was deputy leader of the Nationals from 1993 to 1999 when he ousted Ian Armstrong as leader.
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George Souris was a member of the Shadow Ministry of Barry O'Farrell.
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George Souris was the Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Hospitality and Racing, and Minister for the Arts in the O'Farrell government, between 2011 and 2014.
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George Souris was Minister for the Hunter between December 2013 and April 2014.
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When O'Farrell was succeeded as Premier by Mike Baird, George Souris was dumped from Cabinet, a decision that disappointed George Souris.