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| '''Christopher Maurice Pyne''' (born ], ]), ]n politician, has been a ] member of the ] since March ], representing the ], ]. He is the |
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Christopher Maurice Pyne (born 13 August, 1967), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1993, representing the Division of Sturt, South Australia. He is the Minister for Ageing and has a strong stance of illicit drug prohibition (versus harm minimisation).
He was born in Adelaide, South Australia, and was educated at the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia.
He was a solicitor, a research assistant to Senator Amanda Vanstone and President of the South Australian Young Liberals (1998-1990) before entering Parliament. He is a member of the moderate faction in the South Australian wing of the party. On the 18 March 2007, Pyne was promoted to his current position, following the resignation of Santo Santoro.
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