Martin Hamilton-Smith

Quick Facts

Full Name	Martin Hamilton-Smith
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Dec 1, 1953(1953-12-01)
Age	71
Birthplace	Adelaide
Country	Australia
Birth City	South Australia
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Martin Hamilton-Smith Biography

Martin Hamilton-Smith is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on December 1, 1953 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Australian Liberal Party politician who started his time in the South Australian Parliament in 1997. From 2007 to 2009, he held the position in the position of South Australian Leader of the Opposition.

The politician and his contemporary He and political contemporary Jamie Briggs both served in the Australian Parliament. both participated in the Australian Parliament.

Graduated from Marion High School with a scholarship to attend the Royal Military College, Duntroon in 1971. Completed a Bachelor of Arts (University of NSW) while at Duntroon. Master of Arts (History) from the University of NSW in 1985 with a focus on Australia’s relations with the United States of America and South East Asia. Graduated from Army Command and Staff College in 1988 (Graduate Diploma in Management Studies). Master of Business Administration (Advanced) at University of Adelaide in 2002 while serving as a Member of Parliament. Awarded the 1999 Baron Partner’s Prize in Strategic Management.

Graduated from Royal Military College as an officer in the Australian Army in

1975. Served in 6th Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment and the Australian Special Air Service Regiment (SASR). He commanded Australia’s first counter-terrorist assault force in the SAS in 1980. He saw service in Malaysia and as commanding officer of the 1st Commando Regiment based in Sydney. In 1993 he was posted as commanding officer of the Australian contingent in the 11 nation Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) in Sinai, Egypt, also serving as Assistant Chief of the 3,200 man force which monitors the peace agreement between Israel and Egypt from Gaza to the Gulf of Aqaba.

He married Stavroula Raptis. They have one son called Thomas with whom they have a son named Thomas.

Martin Hamilton-Smith Net Worth

Martin Hamilton-Smith is one of the richest Politician from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Martin Hamilton-Smith 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The university he attended was his school, the Royal Military College, Duntroon and also from the University of Adelaide.

He was a member of his time in the Australian Army as a counter-terrorism officer.

Martin Leslie James Hamilton-Smith (born 1 December 1953) is a former Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Waite from the 1997 election until his retirement in 2018. First elected as a candidate for the Liberal Party, Hamilton-Smith was the state parliamentary leader of the Liberal Party and the Leader of the Opposition in South Australia from 2007 to 2009, and a Minister in the Kerin Liberal government from 2001 to 2002.

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Under his leadership, polling by Newspoll saw the Liberals go from 29 to 40 per cent on the primary vote, and from 39 to 50 per cent on the two party preferred vote. The Preferred Premier rating saw Hamilton-Smith start on 21 per cent, seven points higher than his predecessor, to a high of 30 per cent, with Rann falling from a high of 64, to 48 per cent. However, Newspoll saw Labor back in a winning position on 54 to 46 in late 2008, and then 56 to 44 in early 2009 along with a widening gap in the Preferred Premier rating. During the 50-50 polling, The Sunday Mail polling suggested that whilst there had been large swings away from the government in country areas, support was holding relatively firm at 2006 election levels in the metropolitan areas. However, this did not play out at the 2009 Frome state by-election sparked by the parliamentary resignation of former Premier Rob Kerin, which saw a rare two-party swing from the opposition to the government, and resulted in independent Geoff Brock taking the seat from the Liberals on preferences.

Facts & Trivia

Martin Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Martin Hamilton-Smith celebrates birthday on December 1 of every year.

On 30 March 2010, Hamilton-Smith was elected deputy leader of SA Liberals to replace Steven Griffiths in a party-room vote, defeating Iain Evans 10 votes to 8. He once again defeated Evans in a leadership position in a rematch between the two former leaders.

Top Facts about Martin Hamilton-Smith

1. Martin Hamilton-Smith is a former Australian politician.
2. He served as the Member of Parliament for Waite from 1997 to 2018.
3. Hamilton-Smith was a member of the Liberal Party before becoming an independent in 2014.
4. He then joined the Labor government as Minister for Investment and Trade.
5. Hamilton-Smith played a key role in securing the $50 billion submarine contract for South Australia.
6. He also advocated for renewable energy and defense industry growth.
7. Hamilton-Smith retired from politics in 2018 after serving four terms.
8. Prior to his political career, he served in the Australian Army for over two decades.
9. Hamilton-Smith has been awarded numerous military honors, including the Distinguished Service Cross and Conspicuous Service Cross.
10. He currently works as a consultant on defense and security issues.