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	'''Anthony Allan (Tony) Staley''', ] (born 15 May 1939) is an Australian politician and businessman.

			'''Anthony Allan Staley''' {{post-nominals\|country=AUS\|size=100%\|AO}} (15 May 1939 – 3 May 2023)<ref></ref> was an Australian politician. A member of the ], he held the Victorian seat of ] from 1970 to 1980 and served as ] (1976–1977) and ] (1977–1980) in the ]. He later served as national president of the Liberal Party from 1993 to 1999.
⚫	Staley was ~~educated~~ at ]. He was the Member for ] from 1970 to 1980 and was ] from February 1976 to December 1977 in the ] and then ] until his retirement from Parliament.

			==Early life==
⚫	He later served as Federal President of the ]. In May 1994 when Liberal Leader ] called a leadership spill, Staley as Liberal President caused controversy when he withdrew his support for Hewson.~~<ref></ref>~~ The controversy was due to the expectation that the ~~organisational~~ wing of the party which Staley was in charge of as ~~President~~ did not interfere with the parliamentary party in selecting the leader. In the ~~resulting~~ leadership spill Hewson was ~~ousted~~ by ] but it was expected that Staley would not have survived as party president if Hewson had won the spill.
			Staley was born on 15 May 1939 in ].<ref name=aph>{{cite news\|url=https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22handbook%2Fallmps%2FGY5%22\|title=Biography for STALEY, the Hon. Anthony Allan\|publisher=Parliament of Australia\|accessdate=7 June 2022}}</ref> He was educated at ].<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.scotch.vic.edu.au/greatscot/2007mayGS/52.htm\|title=Australia Day Honours 2007\|publisher=Scotch College\|accessdate=7 June 2022}}</ref> He completed the degree of ] at the ].<ref name=aph/>

			==Parliament==
	He currently serves on several business and community boards and committees, including:
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	* Chairman of the Council of the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman Scheme
		⚫	Staley was elected to parliament at the ], which followed the death of the incumbent Liberal MP ]. He was the Member for ] from 1970 to 1980 and was ] from February 1976 to December 1977 in the ] and then ] until his retirement from Parliament.
	* Chairman of the Council of the National Museum of Australia
	* President of the Governing Board of Australian Photonics Cooperative Research Centre
	* Independent Chair of the .au Domain Administration (])

			==Subsequent activities==
	In 1990 he was involved in a serious road accident, which left him needing to use calipers to walk.
		⚫	He later served as Federal President of the ]. In May 1994 when Liberal Leader ] called a leadership spill, Staley as Liberal President caused controversy when he withdrew his support for Hewson saying they could not win with Hewson sadly. The controversy was due to the expectation that the organizational wing of the party which Staley was in charge of as president did not interfere with the parliamentary party in selecting the leader. In the subsequent leadership spill, Hewson was defeated by ] but it was expected that Staley would not have survived as party president if Hewson had won the spill. He did continue on in the position and supported ]'s bid to become Leader of the Opposition and ultimately Prime Minister.<ref name="smh">{{cite news\|title=Liberals' serial grub at the heart of a sorry affair\|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/05/07/1019441500532.html\|accessdate=3 October 2017\|work=The Sydney Morning Herald\|date=8 May 2002}}</ref>

			==Personal life and death==
			In 1990, Staley was involved in a serious road accident, which left him needing to use calipers to walk.<ref name="calipers">{{cite news\|last1=Crabb\|first1=Annabel\|title=No apology from Labor over 'deformed' slur at Liberal elder\|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/05/05/1019441460014.html\|accessdate=3 October 2017\|work=The Age\|date=6 May 2002}}</ref>

			Staley died in Melbourne on 3 May 2023, at the age of 83.<ref></ref>

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Australian politician and businessman (1939–2023)

The HonourableTony StaleyAO
Staley in 1974

President of the Liberal Party of Australia
In office 28 August 1993 – 1 July 1999
Leader	John Howard
Preceded by	Ashley Goldsworthy
Succeeded by	Shane Stone
Member of the Australian Parliament for Chisholm
In office 19 September 1970 – 19 September 1980
Preceded by	Wilfrid Kent Hughes
Succeeded by	Graham Harris

Personal details
Born	(1939-05-15)15 May 1939 Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Died	3 May 2023(2023-05-03) (aged 83) Melbourne, Australia
Political party	Liberal
Alma mater	University of Melbourne

Anthony Allan Staley AO (15 May 1939 – 3 May 2023) was an Australian politician. A member of the Liberal Party, he held the Victorian seat of Chisholm from 1970 to 1980 and served as Minister for the Capital Territory (1976–1977) and Minister for Posts and Telecommunications (1977–1980) in the Fraser government. He later served as national president of the Liberal Party from 1993 to 1999.

Early life

Staley was born on 15 May 1939 in Horsham, Victoria. He was educated at Scotch College, Melbourne. He completed the degree of Bachelor of Laws at the University of Melbourne.

Parliament

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Staley was elected to parliament at the 1970 Chisholm by-election, which followed the death of the incumbent Liberal MP Wilfrid Kent Hughes. He was the Member for Chisholm from 1970 to 1980 and was Minister for the Capital Territory from February 1976 to December 1977 in the Fraser Government and then Minister for Post and Telecommunications until his retirement from Parliament.

Subsequent activities

He later served as Federal President of the Liberal Party of Australia. In May 1994 when Liberal Leader John Hewson called a leadership spill, Staley as Liberal President caused controversy when he withdrew his support for Hewson saying they could not win with Hewson sadly. The controversy was due to the expectation that the organizational wing of the party which Staley was in charge of as president did not interfere with the parliamentary party in selecting the leader. In the subsequent leadership spill, Hewson was defeated by Alexander Downer but it was expected that Staley would not have survived as party president if Hewson had won the spill. He did continue on in the position and supported John Howard's bid to become Leader of the Opposition and ultimately Prime Minister.

Personal life and death

In 1990, Staley was involved in a serious road accident, which left him needing to use calipers to walk.

Staley died in Melbourne on 3 May 2023, at the age of 83.

References

Staley, Anthony Allen (Tony)
^ "Biography for STALEY, the Hon. Anthony Allan". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
"Australia Day Honours 2007". Scotch College. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
"Liberals' serial grub at the heart of a sorry affair". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 May 2002. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
Crabb, Annabel (6 May 2002). "No apology from Labor over 'deformed' slur at Liberal elder". The Age. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
Former Liberal Party federal president Tony Staley dies aged 83

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Political offices
Preceded byEric Robinson	Minister for the Capital Territory 1976–1977	Succeeded byRobert Ellicott
Preceded byEric Robinson	Minister for Post and Telecommunications 1977–1980	Succeeded byIan Sinclair
Parliament of Australia
Preceded byWilfrid Kent Hughes	Member for Chisholm 1970–1980	Succeeded byGraham Harris
Party political offices
Preceded byAshley Goldsworthy	President of the Liberal Party of Australia 1993–1999	Succeeded byShane Stone

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