Tony Lupton
Anthony Gerard "Tony" Lupton (born 10 January 1957), Australian politician, was the Labor Party member for Prahran in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 2002 to 2010.
Tony Lupton | |
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 Australian politician | |
| Victorian Cabinet Secretary | |
| In office 3 August 2007 – 2 December 2010 | |
| Premier | John Brumby |
| Preceded by | Tony Robinson |
| Succeeded by | David Hodgett |
| Constituency | Prahran |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1957 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Julie Szego |
| Profession | Barrister |
Early life
Lupton was born in Melbourne and educated at Christian Brothers College, St Kilda. After leaving school he became an apprentice motor mechanic. In 1978 he returned to school at Caulfield Institute of Technology, successfully completed the Higher School Certificate and gained entrance to an Arts/Law degree course at Monash University.
After graduating he worked as a barrister, specialising in personal injuries cases for injured workers. Lupton was elected to the Victorian Parliament at the 2002 state election, when he defeated the sitting Liberal member for Prahran, Leonie Burke.
At the 2006 state election he was elected for a second term defeating a high-profile Liberal candidate, Clem Newton-Brown. After the election he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Industry and Innovation. In August 2007 he was appointed Cabinet Secretary in the new Brumby Labor Government.
At the 2010 state election, Newton-Brown returned as the Liberal Party candidate and defeated Lupton with a swing of 7.8%.
Personal life
Following his service in the Victorian Parliament, Lupton was a professorial fellow at Monash University.
In 2016 he was appointed a sessional member of the Victorian Mental Health Tribunal and the Firearms Appeals Committee.
In March 2017 he was appointed as full-time senior legal member of the Mental Health Tribunal.
He has written widely on historic and classic cars, including a regular column for RoyalAuto until 2017 and articles for Fairfax, Retroautos and other publications. Since 2015 he has been secretary of Automotive Historians Australia.
Tony owns a 1967 Ford Mustang and a 1970 MGB GT. He is a member of the Mustang Owners Club, the MG Car Club and the Victorian Historic Racing Register and enjoys competing in club motorsport in his MG.
He is the partner of Julie Szego, journalist and author.
Lupton is a supporter of the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League.
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| Victorian Legislative Assembly | ||
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| Preceded by Leonie Burke |
Member for Prahran 2002–2010 |
Succeeded by Clem Newton-Brown |