Before entering Parliament worked as a company director, journalist, author, music critic, stockbroker (he was a partner in the Sydney firm, Patrick Partners), television panellist and radio commentator. In 1967 his book on the controversies surrounding the creation of the Sydney Opera House, The Sydney Opera House Affair, was published by Thomas Nelson and Sons.
In the 1984 election, Baume stood successfully as a Senate candidate in New South Wales. His term as Senator began on 1 July 1985, and he was re-elected in 1987 and 1993 before resigning from the Senate on 9 September 1996 to become Consul-General in New York (1996–2001).[1] There he was elected President of the Society of Foreign Consuls (1999–2001) and was awarded the medal of the Foreign Policy Association (New York) for services to US-Australian relations. On 9 June 1999, Baume was made an Officer of the Order of Australia, "for service to the arts and the development of cultural life in Australia and internationally, to the Australian parliament and to the financial services industry."[2]
On his return to Australia, Baume was appointed a member of the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal for two years[1] and was a foundation member of the Board of the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney.[1] He is a member of the Council of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and is a regular columnist in The Australian Financial Review. He is Special Counsel to Sydney public relations and government relations firm, Wells Haslem Strategic Public Affairs Pty Ltd.[3]
michael, baume, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, article, ta. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Michael Baume news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Michael Ehrenfried Baume AO born 6 July 1930 is an Australian former Liberal Party politician who represented the Division of Macarthur in the House of Representatives and the state of New South Wales in the Senate He left politics in 1996 to become the Australian Consul General in New York The HonourableMichael BaumeAOMember of the Australian Parliament for MacarthurIn office 13 December 1975 5 March 1983Preceded byJohn KerinSucceeded byColin HollisSenator for New South WalesIn office 1 July 1985 9 September 1996Succeeded byBill HeffernanPersonal detailsBorn 1930 07 06 6 July 1930 age 93 Sydney AustraliaPolitical partyLiberal Party of AustraliaAlma materUniversity of SydneyOccupationJournalist and commentator Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Early career 3 Parliamentary and later career 4 See also 5 ReferencesEarly life and education EditBorn in Sydney Baume earned a B A from the University of Sydney Early career EditBefore entering Parliament worked as a company director journalist author music critic stockbroker he was a partner in the Sydney firm Patrick Partners television panellist and radio commentator In 1967 his book on the controversies surrounding the creation of the Sydney Opera House The Sydney Opera House Affair was published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Parliamentary and later career EditBaume was elected to represent the Division of Macarthur in the 1975 federal election and re elected in 1977 and 1980 before losing the seat to Labor candidate Colin Hollis as the Coalition lost the 1983 election While in the House of Representatives Baume acted as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer John Howard from May 1982 until the electoral defeat in March 1983 In the 1984 election Baume stood successfully as a Senate candidate in New South Wales His term as Senator began on 1 July 1985 and he was re elected in 1987 and 1993 before resigning from the Senate on 9 September 1996 to become Consul General in New York 1996 2001 1 There he was elected President of the Society of Foreign Consuls 1999 2001 and was awarded the medal of the Foreign Policy Association New York for services to US Australian relations On 9 June 1999 Baume was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for service to the arts and the development of cultural life in Australia and internationally to the Australian parliament and to the financial services industry 2 On his return to Australia Baume was appointed a member of the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal for two years 1 and was a foundation member of the Board of the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney 1 He is a member of the Council of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and is a regular columnist in The Australian Financial Review He is Special Counsel to Sydney public relations and government relations firm Wells Haslem Strategic Public Affairs Pty Ltd 3 See also EditList of Jewish members of the Australian parliamentReferences Edit Biography for BAUME Michael Ehrenfried Parliament of Australia Parliamentary Library 24 April 1997 Retrieved 9 December 2007 a b c Kitay Jim BAUME Michael Ehrenfried 1930 The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate Retrieved 21 December 2022 Officer of the Order of Australia AO entry for Mr Michael Ehrenfried Baume It s an Honour Australian Honours Database Canberra Australia Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet 14 June 1999 Retrieved 22 December 2022 Michael Baume AO Wells Haslem www wellshaslem com au Archived from the original on 3 March 2014 Parliament of AustraliaPreceded byJohn Kerin Member for Macarthur1975 1983 Succeeded byColin HollisDiplomatic postsPreceded byJim Humphreys Australian Consul General in New York1996 2001 Succeeded byKen Allen Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Baume amp oldid 1165465191, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
