The Hon. (Tony) Antonio CATANZARITI, MLC

Member of the Legislative Council
Member of the Australian Labor Party
Term of service expires 54th Parliament (4 March 2011)

Contact Details

Address	The Hon. Tony Catanzariti, MLC Parliament House Macquarie Street Sydney NSW 2000
Phone	(02) 9230 2837
Fax	(02) 9230 2889
Email	tony.catanzariti@parliament.nsw.gov.au

Parliamentary Activity

Current Positions

Position	Start	Notes
Member of the NSW Legislative Council	22 Mar 2003
Member, General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5	10 May 2007
Member, Standing Committee on State Development	10 May 2007	Nominated Chair 29 May 2007.
Member, General Purpose Standing Committee No. 2	10 May 2007

Prior Positions

Position	Start	End	Period	Notes
Member, General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5	29 Jun 2004	2 Mar 2007	2yrs 8mths 2days
Member, Select Committee on the Continued Public Ownership of Snowy Hydro Limited	7 Jun 2006	26 Oct 2006	4mths 20days
Member, Privileges Committee	4 Sep 2003	17 Nov 2005	2yrs 2mths 14days
Member, General Purpose Standing Committee No. 4	10 Jul 2003	29 Jun 2004	11mths 20days
Member, Standing Committee on State Development	21 May 2003	2 Mar 2007	3yrs 9mths 10days	Elected Chair 23 February 2005.
Member, General Purpose Standnig Committee No. 2	10 Jul 2003	2 Mar 2007	3yrs 7mths 21days	Elected Deputy Chair 28 October 2004.
Member, Committee for Children and Young People	7 May 2003	5 Apr 2006	2yrs 10mths 30days
Legislative Council Representative, Council of Charles Sturt University	7 May 2003	21 Dec 2004	1yr 7mths 15days

Biography

Political Party Activity - Joined the ALP in 1969 and have held various positions since that time including: President of the Murrumbidgee SEC, Vice-President of the Riverina Federal Electoral Council, President of the Griffith Branch, Delegate to the State and Federal Electoral Councils, Delegate to NSW Country Conference, Delegate to NSW State Conference, Member of the Rural Affairs Policy Committee.

Community Activity - Justice of the Peace since 1972; Board member on Murrumbidgee Electricity; Board member - Sydney Market Authority 1995 - 1998; Board member - Riverina Regional Development Board 1996 -; Councillor - Griffith City Council; President of the Yoogali Club for 15 years; President - Griffith City Soccer Club, President of the Yoogali Soccer Club; Committee Member Smith Family, NSW Housing Commission, Homes, Scalabrini Nursing Homes, Italian Museum Committee, President of the Calabrian Community Organisation, Member Calabrian Community Club of Sydney, Member of Alpini Association of Australia, Board Member of Murrumbidgee Irrigation.

Personal - Married to Mary. 3 sons, 1 daughter. Citrus farmer in Griffith. Interests include new farming and packaging technology, marketing quality produce, business networking, environmental issues, social services, community development, local government, time with the family, travel, soccer, rugby league.

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