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Nick Sherry - Senator for Tasmania

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Assistant Treasurer

Nick Sherry - Senator for Tasmania

Parliament House

PO Box 6022
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Tel:
02 6277 7360
Fax:
02 6273 4125
Email:
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Electorate Office

23 Stewart Street
Devonport, TAS, 7310
Tel:
(03) 6424 8241
Fax:
(03) 6424 8555

Postal Address:

PO Box 858
Devonport, TAS, 7310

Biography

Elected to the Senate for Tasmania 1990. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Primary Industries and Energy 1993-96. Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Superannuation from 1991-93 and deputy chair of Superannuation and Financial Services Senate Select from 1999-02. A member of the Joint Statutory for Public Accounts and Audit from 01-02.

Parliamentary party positions: Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate for 1996-97.

Shadow Minister for Finance and Superannuation for 1996-97. Assistant Treasurer and Shadow Minister for Superannuation and Business Regulation 1997. Shadow Minister for Retirement Incomes and Savings from 2001-2004

Prior to the 2007 federal election, Senator Sherry was Shadow Minister for Superannuation and Intergenerational Finance; Banking and Financial Services.

Nick was appinted Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Governance unpon the election of the Rudd Labor Government in 2007. In 2009, he was appointed Assistant Treasurer.