Born in Budapest, he came to Australia as a child. He was educated at the Australian National University. Before entering politics he was a public servant, consultant economist and company director.[1]
Somlyay was a member of the informal conservative faction the Lyons Forum when it was active in the 1990s.[2] On 25 September 2010, Somlyay announced his current term in parliament would be his last.[3]
Expenses investigation
An investigation by a Fairfax Media reporter published in the Sydney Morning Herald in January 2014 alleged that Somlyay had used his parliamentary office to pay his wife almost seventy thousand dollars for the year 2012-13 "for non-existent work in his electorate office."[4] The report also alleged that Somlyay had obscured his wife's identity in his list of employed staff.[4] Somlyay defended the payments from his taxpayer-funded budget to his wife, claiming that he had done nothing wrong.[5] On February of the same year, the Herald again reported that the Australian Federal Police had found nothing that "would constitute a criminal offence" related to the employment of his wife and closed the investigation.[6]
References
^"Biography for Somlyay, the Hon. Alexander Michael". ParlInfo Web. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
^. The Canberra Times. 25 September 2010. Archived from the original on 27 September 2010.
^ ab"Allegations MP's wife drew taxpayer-funded salary despite doing no work". 13 January 2014.
^"Former MP Alex Somlyay defends employing wife to work from home as researcher". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
^Swan, Jonathan (21 February 2014). "Police end probe into MP Alex Somlyay's hiring of wife". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
alex, somlyay, alexander, michael, somlyay, born, january, 1946, australian, politician, liberal, member, australian, house, representatives, from, march, 1990, august, 2013, representing, division, fairfax, queensland, honourablemember, australian, parliament. Alexander Michael Somlyay born 18 January 1946 Australian politician was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1990 to August 2013 representing the Division of Fairfax Queensland The HonourableAlex SomlyayMember of the Australian Parliament for FairfaxIn office 24 March 1990 5 August 2013Preceded byEvan AdermannSucceeded byClive PalmerMinister for Regional Development Territories and Local GovernmentIn office 1997 1998Prime MinisterJohn HowardPreceded byWarwick SmithSucceeded byIan MacdonaldPersonal detailsBorn 1946 01 18 18 January 1946 age 76 Budapest HungaryNationalityAustralianPolitical partyLiberal Party of AustraliaSpouseJennyChildren3Alma materAustralian National UniversityBorn in Budapest he came to Australia as a child He was educated at the Australian National University Before entering politics he was a public servant consultant economist and company director 1 Somlyay was a member of the informal conservative faction the Lyons Forum when it was active in the 1990s 2 On 25 September 2010 Somlyay announced his current term in parliament would be his last 3 Expenses investigation EditAn investigation by a Fairfax Media reporter published in the Sydney Morning Herald in January 2014 alleged that Somlyay had used his parliamentary office to pay his wife almost seventy thousand dollars for the year 2012 13 for non existent work in his electorate office 4 The report also alleged that Somlyay had obscured his wife s identity in his list of employed staff 4 Somlyay defended the payments from his taxpayer funded budget to his wife claiming that he had done nothing wrong 5 On February of the same year the Herald again reported that the Australian Federal Police had found nothing that would constitute a criminal offence related to the employment of his wife and closed the investigation 6 References Edit Biography for Somlyay the Hon Alexander Michael ParlInfo Web Parliament of Australia Retrieved 24 September 2010 The Lyons Forum Electronic Frontiers Australia 1997 Retrieved 24 September 2010 Lib speaks for himself defies gag by Abbott The Canberra Times 25 September 2010 Archived from the original on 27 September 2010 a b Allegations MP s wife drew taxpayer funded salary despite doing no work 13 January 2014 Former MP Alex Somlyay defends employing wife to work from home as researcher Australian Broadcasting Corporation 15 January 2014 Retrieved 18 July 2014 Swan Jonathan 21 February 2014 Police end probe into MP Alex Somlyay s hiring of wife The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 18 July 2014 Political officesPreceded byWarwick Smith Minister for Regional Development Territories and Local Government1997 1998 Succeeded byIan MacdonaldParliament of AustraliaPreceded byEvan Adermann Member for Fairfax1990 2013 Succeeded byClive Palmer Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alex Somlyay amp oldid 1069324890, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
