Michael Moore (Australian politician)
Michael Moore AM | |
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Minister of Health and Community Care | |
In office 1998–2001 | |
Preceded by | Kate Carnell |
Member of the ACT Legislative Assembly | |
In office 4 March 1989 – November 2001 | |
Succeeded by | Katy Gallagher |
Constituency | Molonglo |
Personal details | |
Born | Michael John Moore 2 April 1950 |
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Independent |
Other political affiliations | Moore Independents |
Residence(s) | Canberra, ACT, Australia |
Alma mater | Flinders University Adelaide University Australian National University University of Canberra |
Profession | Public Health Professional |
Michael John Moore
Early life and education
Moore holds a post-graduate diploma in education, a master's degree in population health and a PhD from the
Before politics, Moore was a high school teacher at Dickson College and an Army Reservist.[citation needed]
Politics
In
He was Minister for Housing, Corrections and Children's Services and was Manager of Government Business. He chaired the Australian Ministerial Councils for both Health and Corrections.[citation needed]
Moore was a social progressive who was responsible for the legalisation of prostitution,[3] the decriminalisation of cannabis[4] and was a strong advocate for trialling the provision of heroin to dependent users.[5] He was a joint founder of the Australian Parliamentary Group on Drug Law Reform,[6] the Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation and sponsored the early meetings of the group Families and Friends for Drug Law Reform.[7][8]
Other positions
Since 2006, he has been a political and social columnist with the Canberra City News.[9] From 2008 until 2018, Moore served as chief executive officer of the Public Health Association of Australia.[10]
References
- ^ "Members of the ACT Legislative Assembly" (PDF). ACT Legislative Assembly. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- ^ Hyland, Kathleen (4 July 2003). "Michael Moore". Stateline. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ "Prostitution (Consequential Amendments) Bill 1992". ACT Legislative Assembly. 1 December 1992. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
- ^ Armitage, Liz (5 July 2001). "Moore calls it quits". The Canberra Times. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 2 January 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Supporters of a heroin trial in Australia". Supporters. Families and Friends for Drug Law Reform. 1 December 1992. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
- ^ "Australian Parliamentary Group for Drug Law Reform" (PDF). E-Newsletter. Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation. May 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
- ^ "Heroin in Australia, Part Two: A Conversation with Michael Moore, ACT Health Minister". The Drug Reform Coordination Network. 30 April 1999.
- ^ "Crocodile tears as Moore bows out". The Canberra Times. Fairfax Media. 7 July 2001. Retrieved 2 January 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Moore, Michael (23 July 2009). "From pickle to political profit" (PDF). Canberra City News. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
- . Retrieved 2 January 2010.