Tony Lupton

Tony Lupton
Victorian Cabinet Secretary
In office 3 August 2007 – 2 December 2010
Premier	John Brumby
Preceded by	Tony Robinson
Succeeded by	David Hodgett
Constituency	Prahran
Personal details
Born	10 January 1957 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Spouse(s)	Julie Szego
Profession	Barrister

Anthony Gerard "Tony" Lupton (born 10 January 1957), Australian politician, was the Australian Labor Party member for Prahran in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 2002 to 2010.

Early life

Lupton was born in Melbourne and educated at Christian Brothers College, St Kilda. After leaving school he became an apprentice motor mechanic. In 1978 he completed the Higher School Certificate at Caulfield Institute of Technology and enrolled in an Arts/Law degree course at Monash University. After graduating he worked as a barrister, specialising in civil and commercial law.

Lupton was elected to the Victorian Parliament at the 2002 state election, when he defeated the sitting Liberal member for Prahran, Leonie Burke.

At the 2006 state election he was elected for a second term defeating a high profile Liberal candidate, Clem Newton-Brown. After the election he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Industry and Innovation. In August 2007 he was appointed Cabinet Secretary in the new Brumby Labor Government.

At the 2010 state election, Newton-Brown returned as the Liberal Party candidate and defeated Lupton with a swing of 7.8%.

Personal life

Lupton is a supporter of the Collingwood Magpies in the Australian Football League and a supporter of the Australian Republican Movement and member of the Australian Fabian Society. He is also a car enthusiast, and owns a 1967 Ford Mustang. He is the partner of Julie Szego, journalist and author.

External links

• Media related to Tony Lupton at Wikimedia Commons
• Tony Lupton's website
• Tony Lupton's parliamentary profile
• =name Tony Lupton's Car Website