About Tony Staley
Lived 1939 – 2023 (aged 83). Tony Staley was an Australian politician.
Anthony Allan Staley (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.
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.
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Australian politician
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Tony Staley was born on 15 May 1939 in Melbourne.
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