Edgar Miles Ponsonby "Ted" Tanner (born 19 March 1947) is a former Australian politician.
He was born in Caulfield; his father, Sir Edgar Tanner, was a Victorian MLA from 1955 to 1976. He attended Melbourne Grammar School and received a Master of Business Administration from Swinburne University of Technology. From 1971 to 1973 he was private secretary to the Victorian Minister for Health and from 1973 to 1976 the Chief secretary, before becoming Victorian tourism promotion officer in London from 1976 to 1979. A member of the Liberal Party from 1958, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly in 1979 as the member for Caulfield. Appointed Shadow Minister for Labour and Industry in 1982 and adding Tourism in 1983, he went to the backbench in 1985 before assuming the role of Opposition Whip in 1988. He held the position into government, but retired from politics in 1996. From 1996 to 2000 he was chairman of EcoRecycle Victoria, and since 1999 he has been a member of the Victorian Liquor Licensing Panel.[1]
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^Parliament of Victoria (2001). "Tanner, Edgar Miles Ponsonby (Ted)". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
tanner, edgar, miles, ponsonby, tanner, born, march, 1947, former, australian, politician, born, caulfield, father, edgar, tanner, victorian, from, 1955, 1976, attended, melbourne, grammar, school, received, master, business, administration, from, swinburne, u. Edgar Miles Ponsonby Ted Tanner born 19 March 1947 is a former Australian politician He was born in Caulfield his father Sir Edgar Tanner was a Victorian MLA from 1955 to 1976 He attended Melbourne Grammar School and received a Master of Business Administration from Swinburne University of Technology From 1971 to 1973 he was private secretary to the Victorian Minister for Health and from 1973 to 1976 the Chief secretary before becoming Victorian tourism promotion officer in London from 1976 to 1979 A member of the Liberal Party from 1958 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly in 1979 as the member for Caulfield Appointed Shadow Minister for Labour and Industry in 1982 and adding Tourism in 1983 he went to the backbench in 1985 before assuming the role of Opposition Whip in 1988 He held the position into government but retired from politics in 1996 From 1996 to 2000 he was chairman of EcoRecycle Victoria and since 1999 he has been a member of the Victorian Liquor Licensing Panel 1 References edit Parliament of Victoria 2001 Tanner Edgar Miles Ponsonby Ted re member a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851 Parliament of Victoria Retrieved 7 July 2014 Victorian Legislative Assembly Preceded byCharles Francis Member for Caulfield1979 1996 Succeeded byHelen Shardey Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ted Tanner amp oldid 1163777333, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
