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Name	Anthony David Smith
Born	13 March, 1967 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	Unknown
Education *	Carey Baptist Grammar School (Melbourne) (student, 1980-1985) University of Melbourne (student, 1986-1991)
Occupation or Descriptor *	political activist (1989-1990) Victoria, Australia political staffer (1990-2001) Federal, Australia liberal/conservative politician (2001-2021) Federal, Australia Member of Lower House (2001-2021) Federal, Australia university teacher (2022-2023) Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Key Organisations *	Parliament of Australia (employee, 1990-2001) Parliament of Australia (member, 2001-2021)
Political Activism *	Liberal Party (Vic) (member, 1985) Institute of Public Affairs (employee, 1989-1990)
Workplaces *	Parliament of Australia (House Reps - Speaker, 2015-2021) Australian National University (professor, 2022)

* Dates are approximate