# Tony Simpson > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tony_Simpson > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tony_Simpson.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Simpson > Source revision: 1305501586 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Australian politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}} {{Use Australian English|date=April 2012}} {{Infobox officeholder |honorific_prefix = [The Honourable](/source/The_Honourable) |name = Tony Simpson |honorific_suffix = |image = |caption = |office = Member of the [Legislative Assembly](/source/Western_Australian_Legislative_Assembly)
of [Western Australia](/source/Western_Australia) |constituency = [Darling Range](/source/Electoral_district_of_Darling_Range) |term_start = 6 September 2008 |term_end = 11 March 2017 |predecessor = [John Day](/source/John_Day_(Australian_politician)) |successor = [Barry Urban](/source/Barry_Urban) |constituency2 = [Serpentine-Jarrahdale](/source/Electoral_district_of_Serpentine-Jarrahdale) |term_start2 = 26 February 2005 |term_end2 = 6 September 2008 |predecessor2 = None {{Small|(new seat)}} |successor2 = None {{Small|(abolished)}} |birth_name = Anthony James Simpson |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1965|7|15}} |birth_place = [Frankston](/source/Frankston%2C_Victoria), [Victoria](/source/Victoria_(Australia)), Australia |party = [Liberal](/source/Liberal_Party_of_Australia_(Western_Australian_Division)) }} '''Anthony James Simpson''' (born 15 July 1965) is a former Australian politician who was a [Liberal Party](/source/Liberal_Party_of_Australia_(Western_Australian_Division)) member of the [Legislative Assembly](/source/Western_Australian_Legislative_Assembly) of [Western Australia](/source/Western_Australia) from 2005 to 2017. He served as a minister in the government of [Colin Barnett](/source/Colin_Barnett) from March 2013 to September 2016. Simpson ran a bakery before entering politics. ==Early life== Simpson was born in [Melbourne](/source/Melbourne) to Rita (née Bailey) and Charles Simpson. His family moved to [Wyndham, Western Australia](/source/Wyndham%2C_Western_Australia), in 1970, and later to [Perth](/source/Perth), where he attended CBC Leederville (now [Aranmore Catholic College](/source/Aranmore_Catholic_College)). After leaving school, Simpson worked in the family bakery, and later opened his own business in [Byford](/source/Byford%2C_Western_Australia). He served on the [Serpentine-Jarrahdale Shire Council](/source/Shire_of_Serpentine-Jarrahdale) from 2001 to 2005.[http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/library/MPHistoricalData.nsf/MemberNames/Simpson,%20Anthony%20(Tony)%20James?OpenDocument Anthony (Tony) James Simpson], Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 17 September 2016. ==Politics== Simpson entered parliament at the [2005 state election](/source/2005_Western_Australian_state_election), winning the newly created [seat of Serpentine-Jarrahdale](/source/Electoral_district_of_Serpentine-Jarrahdale) with 51.2 percent of the [two-party-preferred](/source/two-party-preferred) vote.[http://www.abc.net.au/elections/wa/2005/guide/serp.htm Serpentine-Jarrahdale (Key Seat)], Western Australia Election 2005, ABC News. Retrieved 17 September 2016. He was included in the [shadow ministry](/source/shadow_ministry) of [Matt Birney](/source/Matt_Birney) immediately after being elected, and subsequently served as a shadow minister under three more [leaders of the opposition](/source/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Western_Australia)) – [Paul Omodei](/source/Paul_Omodei), [Troy Buswell](/source/Troy_Buswell), and Colin Barnett. At the [2008 state election](/source/2008_Western_Australian_state_election), Simpson transferred to the [seat of Darling Range](/source/Electoral_district_of_Darling_Range), where the sitting member, [John Day](/source/John_Day_(Australian_politician)), had himself transferred to the [seat of Kalamunda](/source/Electoral_district_of_Kalamunda).[http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament%5CMemblist.nsf/WAllMembersFlat/Simpson,+Anthony+(Tony)+James?opendocument Hon. Anthony (Tony) James Simpson MLA], Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 17 September 2016. After the 2008 election, Simpson was made a [parliamentary secretary](/source/parliamentary_secretary) in [the new ministry](/source/Barnett_Ministry) formed by Colin Barnett. He served in that position until July 2011, when he was instead made [government whip](/source/Whip_(politics)). After the [2013 election](/source/2013_Western_Australian_state_election), Simpson was made [Minister for Local Government](/source/Minister_for_Local_Government_(Western_Australia)), [Minister for Community Services](/source/Minister_for_Community_Services_(Western_Australia)), [Minister for Seniors and Volunteering](/source/Minister_for_Seniors_and_Volunteering_(Western_Australia)), and [Minister for Youth](/source/Minister_for_Youth_(Western_Australia)). He resigned from the ministry in September 2016, citing a lack of support for the government and Colin Barnett's leadership of the Liberal Party.[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-17/wa-govt-mister-tony-simpson-to-resign/7854928 "WA Liberal leadership: Minister Tony Simpson resigns over loss of faith in Premier Colin Barnett"], ABC News, 17 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016. ==See also== * [Barnett Ministry](/source/Barnett_Ministry) ==References== {{Reflist}} {{s-start}} {{s-par|au-wa}} {{s-new|seat}} {{s-ttl|title=Member for [Serpentine-Jarrahdale](/source/Electoral_district_of_Serpentine-Jarrahdale)|years=2005–2008}} {{s-non|reason=Abolished}} {{s-bef|before=[John Day](/source/John_Day_(Australian_politician))}} {{s-ttl|title=Member for [Darling Range](/source/Electoral_district_of_Darling_Range)|years=2008–2017}} {{s-aft|after=[Barry Urban](/source/Barry_Urban)}} {{s-off}} {{s-bef|before=[John Castrilli](/source/John_Castrilli)}} {{s-ttl|title=[Minister for Local Government](/source/Minister_for_Local_Government_(Western_Australia))|years=2013–2016}} {{s-aft|after=[Paul Miles](/source/Paul_Miles_(politician))}} {{s-bef|before=[Robyn McSweeney](/source/Robyn_McSweeney)}} {{s-ttl|title=[Minister for Community Services](/source/Minister_for_Community_Services_(Western_Australia))|years=2013–2016}} {{s-aft|after=[Paul Miles](/source/Paul_Miles_(politician))}} {{s-bef|before=[Robyn McSweeney](/source/Robyn_McSweeney)}} {{s-ttl|title=[Minister for Seniors and Volunteering](/source/Minister_for_Seniors_and_Volunteering_(Western_Australia))|years=2013–2016}} {{s-aft|after=[Paul Miles](/source/Paul_Miles_(politician))}} {{s-bef|before=[Robyn McSweeney](/source/Robyn_McSweeney)}} {{s-ttl|title=[Minister for Youth](/source/Minister_for_Youth_(Western_Australia))|years=2013–2016}} {{s-aft|after=[Paul Miles](/source/Paul_Miles_(politician))}} {{s-end}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Simpson, Tony}} Category:1965 births Category:Living people Category:Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly Category:Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Western Australia Category:Politicians from Melbourne Category:21st-century Australian politicians Category:Western Australian local councillors --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Tony Simpson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Simpson) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Simpson?action=history)). 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