| 词条 | Chris Ellison (politician) |
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| honorific-prefix = The Honourable | name = Chris Ellison | honorific-suffix = | image = | caption = | office = Senator for Western Australia | term_start = 1 July 1993 | term_end = 30 January 2009 | predecessor = Peter Durack | successor = Chris Back | office2 = Minister for Justice | term_start2 = 30 January 2001 | term_end2 = 3 December 2007 | primeminister2 = John Howard | predecessor2 = Amanda Vanstone | successor2 = Brendan O'Connor | constituency = | majority = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|6|15|df=y}} | birth_place = Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = Australian | party = Liberal Party of Australia | spouse = | relations = | children = | residence = | alma_mater = University of Western Australia | occupation = | profession = Lawyer | signature = | website = | footnotes = }} Christopher Martin Ellison (born 15 June 1954) is a former Liberal member of the Australian Senate. He represented Western Australia in the Senate from July 1993 to January 2009. BackgroundChris Ellison was born in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), and was educated at Trinity College, Perth and the University of Western Australia, where he gained a B.Juris(1977) and LLB(1978). He spent two years as a lawyer with the Legal Aid Commission of Western Australia, where he completed his articled clerkship. He was a barrister and solicitor as partner in his own law firm, Williams Ellison, for 13 years 1980-93. He is known for his conservative and Catholic views, and is a strong constitutional monarchist and a member of the Australians for Constitutional Monarchy.[1] He has voted against abortion and euthanasia.{{Citation needed|date=February 2009}} In 2001 he was awarded a Centenary Medal for Service to Society.[2] In 2017, he was named as the Chancellor of The University of Notre Dame Australia.[3] He is married with three children. Political careerEllison was elected as Senator for Western Australia in 1993, replacing Peter Durack,[4] and immediately became involved in parliamentary committees and inquiries across a range of portfolios. He chaired the Senate Legal and Constitutional References Committee from 1993 to 1996, including chairing an inquiry which led to changes in Australia's treaty making process.{{cn|date=May 2017}} He entered the Howard ministry as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Family Services and to the Attorney-General in 1997. He was promoted to Minister for Customs and Consumer Affairs and Minister Assisting the Attorney-General 1997, Minister for Schools, Vocational Education and Training 1997-98 and Special Minister of State 1998-2001. He was Minister for Justice and Customs between January 2001 and March 2007.{{cn|date=May 2017}} From March 2007 until the defeat of the Howard government in the 2007 election, Ellison was a member of cabinet as Minister for Human Services, overseeing the service delivery of Government agencies including Centrelink, Medicare and the Child Support Agency.[4] He held the offices of Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, along with Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate from December 2007 to September 2008.{{cn|date=May 2017}} Following the change of Government in November 2007, Senator Ellison was appointed as Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship and Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate. In addition, Senator Ellison was the Chair of the Scrutiny of Bills Committee. Senator Ellison remains to date the longest serving Minister for Justice. ResignationOn 17 September 2008, Ellison announced he would be resigning, stating that he would like to spend more time with his family.[5] However, he did not formally resign until 30 January 2009.[6] The casual vacancy caused by his resignation was filled by Chris Back. References1. ^Senate debates Wednesday, 3 December 2008 {{s-start}}{{s-off}}{{s-bef | before=Geoff Prosser }}{{s-ttl | title= Minister for Customs and Consumer Affairs | years=1997–1998 }}{{s-aft |after= Warren Truss }}{{s-bef | before= David Kemp }}{{s-ttl | title= Minister for Schools, Vocational2. ^https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1118311 3. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.nd.edu.au/news/media-releases/2017/049 |title=Archived copy |access-date=24 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024095844/http://www.nd.edu.au/news/media-releases/2017/049 |archive-date=24 October 2017 |dead-url=yes |df=dmy-all }} 4. ^1 {{cite web|title=Biography for Ellison, the Hon. Christopher Martin|publisher=Parliament of Australia|work=ParlInfo Web|url=http://parlinfoweb.aph.gov.au/piweb/TranslateWIPILink.aspx?Folder=BIOGS&Criteria=NAME_ID:9X5%3B|archive-url=https://archive.is/20121128174730/http://parlinfoweb.aph.gov.au/piweb/TranslateWIPILink.aspx?Folder=BIOGS&Criteria=NAME_ID:9X5;|dead-url=yes|archive-date=28 November 2012|accessdate=2 December 2007}} 5. ^{{cite news|title=Ellison quits politics|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/17/2367001.htm|publisher=ABC News|date=2008-09-17}} 6. ^Senate Hansard: Ellison's resignation, 3 February 2009 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327102914/http://www.aph.gov.au/hansard/senate/dailys/ds030209.pdf |date=27 March 2009 }} Education and Training | years=1997–1998 }}{{s-non | reason = Title abolished }}{{s-bef | before= Nick Minchin }}{{s-ttl | title= Special Minister of State| years= 1998–2001 }}{{s-aft | after= Eric Abetz }}{{s-bef | before= Amanda Vanstone }}{{s-ttl | title= Minister for Justice and Customs | years= 2001–2007 }}{{s-aft | after= David Johnston }}{{s-bef | before= Ian Campbell }}{{s-ttl | title= Minister for Human Services | years= 2007}}{{s-aft | after= Joe Ludwig }}{{s-end}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Ellison, Chris}} 18 : 1954 births|White Rhodesian people|Australian lawyers|Zimbabwean emigrants to Australia|People educated at Trinity College, Perth|Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia|Living people|Members of the Australian Senate|Members of the Australian Senate for Western Australia|Members of the Cabinet of Australia|Naturalised citizens of Australia|People from Bulawayo|Rhodesian people of British descent|Zimbabwean lawyers|Zimbabwean people of British descent|21st-century Australian politicians|20th-century Australian politicians|Former government ministers of Australia |
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