Tony Packard
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Anthony Charles Packard (born 14 April 1943) is a former Australian politician. He was the Liberal member for The Hills in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1990 to 1993. He had previously migrated to Australia from England in 1967 and operated a new-car dealership in outer Sydney.{{cite NSW Parliament |title= Mr (Tony) Anthony Charles Packard (1943– ) |id=1997 |former=Yes | accessdate=11 May 2019}}
Early life
Packard was born in London, England, the son of Charles and Maude Packard. He was educated at Peter Symonds College, a private school in Winchester, before becoming a clerk at Barclays and Lombards banks.
New-car dealership
Tony Packard Holden was a successful and profitable business that used the advertising catch phrase "just up the Windsor Road from Baulkham Hills, and let me do it right for you!" In the course of that business, he illegally used concealed listening devices, later to be the subject of criminal charges.
Tony Packard appeared in “Whicker's World - Living with Waltzing Matilda” Episode 7. He described his belief that Australia was “the lucky country” but expressed doubts about the future of the country due to the strength of the unions.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}
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He was deputy national president of the Variety Club in Australia for four years, and chairman of the Baulkham Hills Orange Blossom Festival for three years.{{citation needed|date=December 2016|reason=Parliament bio lists Orange blossom for one year only, none of the current references include the Variety club}}
Parliamentary career
In 1990, Packard was the successful Liberal candidate in a by-election for The Hills caused by the retirement of Liberal member Fred Caterson. He was re-elected at the general election the following year.{{Cite NSW election |title=Elections for the district of The Hills |year=DistrictIndexes |district=TheHills |accessdate=3 September 2019}}
While an MP, Packard was charged over earlier use of concealed listening devices in his car dealership and forced to resign from Parliament in 1993.{{cite web |last=Green |first=Anthony |authorlink=Antony Green |title=Castle Hill - NSW Election Votes 2011 |url=http://www.abc.net.au/elections/nsw/2011/guide/cast.htm |publisher=ABC News |accessdate=18 August 2011}}
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Category:Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of New South Wales
Category:Australian politicians convicted of crimes
Category:English emigrants to Australia
Category:Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly