Stuart Roy St. Clair (born 21 November 1949) is an Australian former politician and lobbyist who was a member of the

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for the

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between 1998 and 2001, representing the Nationals. St. Clair served as the chief executive of the Australian Trucking Association between 2006 and 2015.

Career

Born in Sydney in 1949, St. Clair was educated at

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(Shore) and spent his early life as a small businessman in the timber industry as a merchant, sawmiller and truck driver before becoming involved in politics in the 1980s. He was elected to

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Council in 1987 and became mayor in 1991 until his election as the Member for New England. In 1998, St. Clair was preselected to succeed

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as the Nationals candidate for New England. He contested and won the subsequent election and served on a number of parliamentary committees during the 39th Parliament. In 2001, St. Clair was defeated by

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on a 21-point swing, ending a nearly 80-year hold on the seat by the Nationals. St. Clair then became the senior political advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Transport,

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. In March 2006, St. Clair was appointed Chief Executive of the Australian Trucking Association until his retirement in 2015. St. Clair moved to the Margaret River area of

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and continued his association with the Nationals, becoming Chairman of the Vasse Branch in 2016. St. Clair is currently 2018–2019 the President of the Rotary Club of Busselton–Geographe Bay and a playing member of the Busselton Golf Club.

External links

Link to ATA bio for St. Clair
{{DEFAULTSORT:St. Clair, Stuart 1949 births Living people National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian House of Representatives Members of the Australian House of Representatives for New England Australian lobbyists Australian chief executives 21st-century Australian politicians People educated at Sydney Church of England Grammar School Sawmillers Australian MPs 1998–2001