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About Alister Paterson
- Alister Irvine Paterson (born 14 March 1959) is a former Australian politician.
- He was the Liberal member for South Barwon in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1992 to 2002. Paterson was born in Melbourne to John Austin Paterson and Marjorie Webber Ball.
- He was educated at Scotch College, and subsequently became a journalist, although he also worked as a sales and programming executive.
- He was a founding member of the Melbourne branch of the Liberal Party in 1982, and worked for party media training from 1982 to 1991.
- From 1987 to 1989 he was senior newsreader on ATV10, and a radio host and commentator on 3AW from 1988 to 1990.
- From 1991 to 1992 he was a self-employed media consultant.In 1992, Paterson was selected to contest the state seat of South Barwon against Liberal-turned-Independent MP Harley Dickinson.
- Paterson defeated Dickinson to win the seat.
- He sat as a backbencher from his election until his defeat in 2002.
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