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Mr (Eddie) Edward Moses Obeid

Mr (Eddie) Edward Moses OBEID

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Date of Birth: 25/10/1943
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Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Member, General Purpose Standing Committee No. 3 10 Jul 2003 02 Mar 2007 3 years 7 months 21 days
Member, Standing Committee on Law and Justice 21 May 2003 26 Jun 2003 1 month 6 days
Member, Legislation Review Committee 07 May 2003 03 Jul 2003 1 month 27 days
Minister for Fisheries 08 Apr 1999 02 Apr 2003 3 years 11 months 26 days
Minister for Mineral Resources 08 Apr 1999 02 Apr 2003 3 years 11 months 26 days
Chair, Joint Standing Committee on Small Business 05 Dec 1996 03 Feb 1999 2 years 1 month 30 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Council 12 Sep 1991 10 May 2011 19 years 7 months 29 days
Political Party Activity
Member of ALP since 1972. Member ALP Parliamentary Caucus Committees Treasury, Energy and State Development: 1995-99; Transport and Tourism: 1995-99; Public Works and Services, Olympics and Roads: 1995-99; Small Business and Regional Development, Ports: 1995-99. Chairman Small Business Sub-Committee of ALP Caucus Small Business, Industrial Development and Tourism Committee: 1992-95. Member ALP Caucus Committees Employment, Training, Public Works and Technical Education: 1991-95; Agriculture, Rural Affairs, Lands and Forests: 1991-95; Housing: 1991-95. ALP Parliamentary Ethnic Affairs Taskforce: 1991-95.
Community Activity
Led Australian-Lebanese hostage negotiation mission to Iraq, December 1990. Patron, Australian Lebanese Christian Federation. Awarded O.A.M. 1984 for services to ethnic welfare. Trustee of NSW Art Gallery: 1980-82. Western Suburbs Hospital Board: 1983-86. Board of Governors of Law Foundation of NSW: 1985-88. Part-time Ethnic Affairs Commissioner: 1981-85. Vice-President Ethnic Press Association of Australia: 1981-86.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Interests include horse riding, walking, swimming, reading and rugby league.
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Personal
Born Metrit, Lebanon, 25 October 1943. Married to Judy 1965. 9 children.
Additional Information
First Speech

The Parliament of New South Wales acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of all Aboriginal people, and pays respects to all Elders past and present. We acknowledge the Gadigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parliament of New South Wales stands.