1. Nicholas John Sherry was born on 19 November 1955 and is a former Australian politician who served as a member of the Australian Senate for the state of Tasmania from July 1990 until June 2012, representing the Australian Labor Party.
28 Facts About Nick Sherry
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Nick Sherry was sworn in as the Assistant Treasurer on 9 June 2009, after serving as the first Australian Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law.
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Nick Sherry was educated at the University of Tasmania, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Administration.
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Nick Sherry was active in the student union while at university, sitting on the Tasmanian University Union and various business committees from 1976 to 1979.
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Nick Sherry started his working life as a night cashier and auditor at the Wrest Point Hotel and Casino in Hobart.
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Nick Sherry held the position of trustee of HostPlus from 1987 to 1990 and was a trustee, manager, and company secretary of ClubPlus Superannuation fund.
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Nick Sherry held positions on the State Executive of the Tasmanian Trades and Labor Council from 1988 to 1990 and was president from 1988 to 1990.
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Nick Sherry was elected to the Senate in 1990, representing Tasmania for the Australian Labor Party.
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Nick Sherry held Shadow Ministries for financial services, banking, superannuation, business regulation, consumer affairs and intergenerational finance.
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At the time Nick Sherry was open about his own experiences with depression from which he recovered in 1999.
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Nick Sherry took time away from the Shadow Ministry, but returned to the frontbench in 2001 as Shadow Minister for Retirement Incomes and Savings, a position he held until 2004.
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In 2004 Nick Sherry was appointed as the Shadow Minister for Finance and Superannuation and in 2005 he was appointed as the Shadow Minister for Superannuation and Intergenerational Finance and Shadow Minister for Banking and Financial Services, positions he held until the 2007 election.
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Nick Sherry has participated on a number of Senate and Joint Parliamentary Committees during his time in Parliament.
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Nick Sherry has participated on the Senate Legislative and General Purpose Committees for Employment, Education and Training, Rural and Regional Affairs, Economics Legislation Committee and the Finance and Public Administration Committees.
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From 1991 to 2003, Nick Sherry was a key member of, and under Labor chaired, the Senate Select Committee on Superannuation.
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On 3 December 2007 Nick Sherry was appointed Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law in the Labor Government of Kevin Rudd.
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Nick Sherry drove key reforms in the provision of financial advice to superannuation members that now enable funds to provide general financial advice.
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Nick Sherry signed several financial services mutual recognition agreements with key Australian partners, including the United States and New Zealand.
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Nick Sherry held the portfolio of Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law until 9 June 2009, at which point he was promoted to Assistant Treasurer.
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Nick Sherry established the national Tax Practitioners Board and significantly reformed our Managed Investment Trust law and GST administration arrangements.
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Nick Sherry said that 'in five years other than a few specialist bookshops.
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Nick Sherry sat on Cabinet's Expenditure Review Committee responsible for the management of Australia's national annual Budget and had responsibility for the Productivity Commission, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the Royal Australian Mint and the Board of Taxation.
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Nick Sherry was the Minister Assisting or Deregulation and Public Sector Superannuation and Minister Assisting on Tourism.
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At the 2011 Labor National Conference Nick Sherry told Gillard he wanted to step down from the cabinet as part of the upcoming cabinet reshuffle.
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On 12 December 2011, Nick Sherry announced that he would be retiring from the Senate at the 2013 election.
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Nick Sherry later announced he would resign at the beginning of June 2012, creating a casual Senate vacancy.
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On 18 November 2012, it was announced Nick Sherry had been appointed as chairman of FNZ and non-executive director of Citi Australia.
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Nick Sherry has held the chairman role at Household Capital, a retirement funding specialist.