Member of the Australian House of Representatives
Tony Zappia
House of Representatives · Australian Labor Party · Labor Left
Makin, SAFirst elected 2007
Public profile
Biography
Antonio "Tony" Zappia (Italian: [anˈtɔːnjo ddzapˈpiːa]; born 13 June 1952) is an Australian politician and former powerlifting champion. He has been an Australian Labor Party member for the House of Representatives seat of Makin in South Australia since the 2007 election.
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- Date of birth
- 1952-06-13
- APH identifier
- HWB
Political connections
First-degree, sourced relationships in the current snapshot.
Preparing the network…
- Chris Bowen · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Karen Grogan · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Zaneta Mascarenhas · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Carina Garland · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Carina Garland · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Louise Miller-Frost · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Renee Coffey · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Tim Watts · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Official record
Parliamentary and professional history
Current and senior roles
- 23 July 2016–2 June 2019Shadow Assistant Minister — for — Medicare
- 13 October 2015–23 July 2016Shadow Parliamentary Secretary — for — Health
- 18 October 2013–13 October 2015Shadow Parliamentary Secretary — for — Manufacturing
Committee service
- 28 July 2022–presentJoint Standing — Implementation of the National Redress Scheme
- 28 July 2022–presentHouse of Representatives Standing — Regional Development, Infrastructure and Transport
- 28 July 2022–presentHouse of Representatives Standing — Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water — Chair
- 18 March 2021–15 March 2022House of Representatives Select — Regional Australia
- 4 December 2019–11 June 2020House of Representatives Select — Regional Australia
- 18 September 2019–12 February 2020Joint Select — Road Safety
Qualifications
No qualification is listed.
Occupations
- 1 January 1981–1 January 2007Fitness centre manager from 1981 to 2007.
- 1 January 1976–1 January 1981Research assistant to Senator the Hon. J Cavanagh from 1976 to 1981.
- 1 January 1969–1 January 1976Bank officer from 1969 to 1976.
Current parliamentary service
Sources and methodology
Parliament of AustraliaBiography and official service history. (opens in a new tab)WikipediaBiography and official service history. (opens in a new tab)They Vote For YouVoting attendance and party-rebellion measures. (opens in a new tab)WikidataIdentity, membership and parliamentary information. (opens in a new tab)WikipediaPublic reporting used for the faction classification. (opens in a new tab)WhoRunsAus methodologyDefinitions, limitations and correction policy.