Frank Terenzini
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Francesco Terenzini is an Australia
n politician. He was an Australian Labor Party
member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
from 2007 until 2011, representing the electorate of Maitland
. He was a lawyer and teacher before entering politics.
Terenzini was born 19 August 1961 at Newcastle
to Giuseppe and Angela Terenzini. He attended public schools in the Hunter region. He left school at 16 to become an apprentice boilermaker at the BHP
Steelworks. He later completed an apprenticeship as a motor mechanic and spent the next 10 years in the motor repair industry, eventually becoming motor vehicle inspector with the Roads and Traffic Authority
. He went on to teach apprentices at TAFE and eventually obtained a Diploma in Teaching from the University of Technology, Sydney
.
He continued his studies and became interested in law. He studied at Macquarie University
externally and was awarded a Bachelor of Legal Studies (B.Leg.S) On 30 June 1994 he was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
. He worked in private practice as a solicitor and also in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. He was worked as a prosecutor for 10 years.
In 2007 he stood for election for the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales for the electorate of Maitland
. His main competitors for the seat were Bob Geoghegan Liberal
and Mayor of the Maitland
and former Member for Maitland, Peter Blackmore
as an Independent. Terenzini narrowly won Maitland with 19,989 votes (51.98%) to Blackmore's 18,463 (48.02%) after preferences.
He is currently a Member of the Standing Committee on Parliamentary Privilege and Ethics and is also the Chair of the Committee on the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
He is married to Susan Terenzini and they have two daughters; Angela and Katherine. His interests include restoring vintage cars, Labor Party history and Australian history.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician. He was an Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...
from 2007 until 2011, representing the electorate of Maitland
Electoral district of Maitland
Maitland is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Robyn Parker of the Liberal Party of Australia....
. He was a lawyer and teacher before entering politics.
Terenzini was born 19 August 1961 at Newcastle
Newcastle, New South Wales
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
to Giuseppe and Angela Terenzini. He attended public schools in the Hunter region. He left school at 16 to become an apprentice boilermaker at the BHP
BHP Billiton
BHP Billiton is a global mining, oil and gas company headquartered in Melbourne, Australia and with a major management office in London, United Kingdom...
Steelworks. He later completed an apprenticeship as a motor mechanic and spent the next 10 years in the motor repair industry, eventually becoming motor vehicle inspector with the Roads and Traffic Authority
Roads and Traffic Authority
The Roads and Traffic Authority is a former New South Wales government agency that was responsible for major road infrastructure, licensing of drivers, and registration of motor vehicles. The RTA directly managed State roads and provided funding to local councils for regional and local roads...
. He went on to teach apprentices at TAFE and eventually obtained a Diploma in Teaching from the University of Technology, Sydney
University of Technology, Sydney
The University of Technology Sydney is a university in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The university was founded in its current form in 1981, although its origins trace back to the 1870s. UTS is notable for its central location as the only university with its main campuses within the Sydney CBD...
.
He continued his studies and became interested in law. He studied at Macquarie University
Macquarie University
Macquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney...
externally and was awarded a Bachelor of Legal Studies (B.Leg.S) On 30 June 1994 he was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
Supreme Court of New South Wales
The Supreme Court of New South Wales is the highest state court of the Australian State of New South Wales...
. He worked in private practice as a solicitor and also in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. He was worked as a prosecutor for 10 years.
In 2007 he stood for election for the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales for the electorate of Maitland
Electoral district of Maitland
Maitland is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Robyn Parker of the Liberal Party of Australia....
. His main competitors for the seat were Bob Geoghegan Liberal
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
and Mayor of the Maitland
City of Maitland
The City of Maitland is a Local Government Area in the Lower Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the New England Highway and CityRail's Hunter line.-Demographics:...
and former Member for Maitland, Peter Blackmore
Peter Blackmore
Peter Blackmore may refer to either of the following people:*Peter Blackmore , an Australian politician and Mayor of the city of Maitland...
as an Independent. Terenzini narrowly won Maitland with 19,989 votes (51.98%) to Blackmore's 18,463 (48.02%) after preferences.
He is currently a Member of the Standing Committee on Parliamentary Privilege and Ethics and is also the Chair of the Committee on the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
He is married to Susan Terenzini and they have two daughters; Angela and Katherine. His interests include restoring vintage cars, Labor Party history and Australian history.