Anthony Byrne - About Anthony
Anthony Byrne is the Federal Member
for the Holt
electorate in the House of Representatives in the Australian Parliament and Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
Anthony Byrne was elected as the Federal Member for Holt in a by-election in 1999, and re-elected in 2001, 2004 and 2007.
Anthony was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister in November 2007.
Anthony has served on a number of parliamentary committees, including the Joint Parliamentary Foreign Affairs and Trade Committee and the Joint Statutory Committee on Intelligence and Security.
Prior to entering Parliament, Anthony was Chief Executive Officer of a mental health foundation and an adviser to Senator Jacinta Collins.
Anthony was born in Adelaide and spent his early childhood in the Goldfields of Kalgoorlie, where he was educated at local schools and through the School of the Air. He later returned to Adelaide and attended Christian Brothers College.
Anthony now lives in Endeavour Hills. He has a daughter and son, both currently at secondary school.
