Lawrence James "Larry" Anthony is a former Australian politician.
Background
He held the seat that was previously held by his father, Doug Anthony, and his grandfather, Larry Anthony, senior. Anthony was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and educated at Canberra Grammar School before attending university at the University of New South Wales, Sydney.
Education
University of New South Wales.
Career
The Anthonys are the only three-generation dynasty in the history of the House of Representatives. He was a businessman and stockbroker before entering politics. He barely held onto his seat in 1998 (against Newell) and 2001, surviving both times on One Nation preferences.
In 2004, he was defeated by Labor"s Justine Elliot, becoming the only Coalition Member of Parliament from a rural electorate to lose his seat.
On the seventh count, Elliot picked up a large flow of Green preferences, allowing her to defeat Anthony by 301 votes. Anthony was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Trade 1998-1999, Minister for Community Services 1999–2001 and Minister for Children and Youth Affairs from 2001 to 2004.
Larry Anthony is Deputy Chairman of the Queensland-based financial institution Indue. Chairman of the National Cr Union Association (NCUA).
A director of the mutual association Abacus.
And former director of Macquarie Media Group. He is a fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australia and a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is chairman of leading edge technology company uniDap Solutions and is also the Chairman of the Duke of Edinburgh"s Awards for Australia.
Membership
He was a National Party of Australia member of the Australian House of Representatives representing the Division of Richmond, New South Wales, from the March 1996 election until his defeat in the 2004 election. Anthony first ran in Richmond in 1993, losing to Labor incumbent Neville Newell—the first time that a member of the Anthony family had lost an election.