Tony Aquilina, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Tony Aquilina

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 01-Jun-1950

Date of Death: 17-Sep-2003

Profession: politician

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Tony Aquilina

  • Anthony Saviour Aquilina (1 June 1950 – 18 September 2003) was an Australian politician. Tony Aquilina was born in Malta and was married to Joanne (later divorced); they had two sons.
  • He worked as a primary school teacher.
  • His then wife Joanne was also a teacher at Jamison High School.
  • A long-time resident of Jamisontown Aquilina became a mayor of Penrith where he also worked with and campaigned for Ross Free (also a former teacher).
  • He was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Labor Party member for the seat of Mulgoa.
  • He switched to the seat of St Marys in 1991 after Mulgoa was abolished, but his second term was beleaguered by scandal, and then-Opposition Leader Bob Carr forced him to resign at the 1995 election in order to end the associated bad publicity.
  • In 1996, he was found guilty on fraud charges and was sentenced to one year in prison, which on appeal was commuted to community service.
  • He died in Sydney after a long illness. He is not related to John Aquilina, the former Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly.

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