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Place of Birth: Paddington, New South Wales, Australia
About Tony Burreket
- Anthony "Tony" Burreket (born 6 July 1934) is a former Australian politician. He was born in Paddington in Sydney.
- His father was Abraham Burreket, a bootmaker.
- His parents died in 1937 and he lived in an orphanage until 1948.
- Self-educated, he matriculated with honours from Victoria Correspondence School and gained a primary teachers' certificate from Frankston Teachers College.
- He joined the Australian Army in 1951 and served in Borneo and Malaysia in 1964 and 1965.
- He retired as an education officer in the Army in 1972 and became a real estate agent and developer.
- A member of the National Party, he was elected to Townsville City Council in 1985, serving until 1988.
- In 1986 he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the member for Townsville, serving as a backbencher until his defeat in 1989.
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