Thompson was educated at Caulfield Grammar School in Melbourne where he served as captain of football and member of debating team (1971–72), and was school captain in 1972. He was a member of the Caulfield Grammarians Cricket Club from 1973 to 1980. Thompson earned both a Bachelor of Arts (1979), a Bachelor of Laws (1981) from Monash University where he was Student Representative on the Law Faculty Ad Hoc Committee on Professional Practice (1979) and Law Student Society Committee Member. His postgraduate study earned him a Diploma of Education (1986) from Melbourne University.
Thompson was an Australian rules footballer playing as a midfielder for Richmond in the VFL until three knee operations caused him to retire after fourteen senior games.[1]
Careeredit
Thompson was admitted to the Victorian Bar in 1982, and set up his own suburban legal practice, practising as a solicitor before being elected as Liberal Member for Sandringham in 1992 Victorian state election.
As a member of Parliament, he served on the Liberal frontbench in a range of portfolios in opposition, from December 2002 until being dumped from the front bench in 2008.[2][3] Thompson unsuccessfully contested the Liberal Party leadership against then Major Projects Minister Denis Napthine in the ballot resulting from the resignation of Premier Ted Baillieu.[4]
In 2008, Thompson voted against legalising abortion in Victoria,[5] and in 2015, voted against banning anti-abortion groups from protesting outside abortion clinics.[6]
He retired from parliament at the 2018 Victorian state election, being succeeded by fellow Liberal Brad Rowswell.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abAndrews, Jon (24 November 2016). "Sandringham state Liberal MP Murray Thompson joins Brighton's Louise Asher in not standing in 2018". Herald Sun. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
^"Parliament of Victoria – Members Information – Murray Thompson (Sandringham)". Parliament.vic.gov.au. 27 December 1953. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
^Lib-Nat team targets water The Age 14 February 2008
^"Denis Napthine steps in as Victoria's Premier after Ted Baillieu quits". Heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
^. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
^Collier, Mary. "How your Vic MLAs voted on". righttolife.com.au.
Bibliographyedit
Hogan P: The Tigers of Old, Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996
murray, thompson, 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, . 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 Murray Thompson news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Murray Hamilton Ross Thompson OAM born 27 December 1953 is a former member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly He was the member for Sandringham in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1992 until his retirement in 2018 He is the son of former Liberal Premier of Victoria Lindsay Thompson Murray ThompsonOAMThompson in 2015Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for SandringhamIn office 3 October 1992 1992 10 03 24 November 2018 2018 11 24 Preceded byDavid LeaSucceeded byBrad RowswellPersonal detailsBornMurray Hamilton Ross Thompson 1953 12 27 27 December 1953 age 70 Melbourne Victoria AustraliaPolitical partyLiberal PartyParentLindsay ThompsonAlma materMonash UniversityProfessionLawyerWebsitemurraythompson com au Murray ThompsonPersonal informationOriginal team s Caulfield GrammarHeight175 cm 5 ft 9 in Weight71 5 kg 158 lb Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1973 1976Richmond14 4 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1976 Career highlightsRichmond Reserves Premiership Player 1973Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball com Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External linksEarly life and education editThompson was educated at Caulfield Grammar School in Melbourne where he served as captain of football and member of debating team 1971 72 and was school captain in 1972 He was a member of the Caulfield Grammarians Cricket Club from 1973 to 1980 Thompson earned both a Bachelor of Arts 1979 a Bachelor of Laws 1981 from Monash University where he was Student Representative on the Law Faculty Ad Hoc Committee on Professional Practice 1979 and Law Student Society Committee Member His postgraduate study earned him a Diploma of Education 1986 from Melbourne University Thompson was an Australian rules footballer playing as a midfielder for Richmond in the VFL until three knee operations caused him to retire after fourteen senior games 1 Career editThompson was admitted to the Victorian Bar in 1982 and set up his own suburban legal practice practising as a solicitor before being elected as Liberal Member for Sandringham in 1992 Victorian state election As a member of Parliament he served on the Liberal frontbench in a range of portfolios in opposition from December 2002 until being dumped from the front bench in 2008 2 3 Thompson unsuccessfully contested the Liberal Party leadership against then Major Projects Minister Denis Napthine in the ballot resulting from the resignation of Premier Ted Baillieu 4 In 2008 Thompson voted against legalising abortion in Victoria 5 and in 2015 voted against banning anti abortion groups from protesting outside abortion clinics 6 He retired from parliament at the 2018 Victorian state election being succeeded by fellow Liberal Brad Rowswell 1 References edit a b Andrews Jon 24 November 2016 Sandringham state Liberal MP Murray Thompson joins Brighton s Louise Asher in not standing in 2018 Herald Sun Retrieved 27 November 2018 Parliament of Victoria Members Information Murray Thompson Sandringham Parliament vic gov au 27 December 1953 Retrieved 27 February 2014 Lib Nat team targets water The Age 14 February 2008 Denis Napthine steps in as Victoria s Premier after Ted Baillieu quits Heraldsun com au Retrieved 27 February 2014 Life Vote Archived from the original on 11 March 2018 Retrieved 24 February 2018 Collier Mary How your Vic MLAs voted on righttolife com au Bibliography editHogan P The Tigers of Old Richmond FC Melbourne 1996External links editParliamentary pageVictorian Legislative AssemblyPreceded byDavid Lea Member for Sandringham1992 2018 Succeeded byBrad Rowswell Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Murray Thompson amp oldid 1211948312, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
