Dr. Andrew John Southcott MP (born 15 October 1967), Australian politician, has been a Liberal Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Boothby, South Australia.
Southcott was born in Adelaide, South Australia, and attended Paringa Park Primary School, and St Peter's College. He received his tertiary education at Flinders University and the University of Adelaide, graduating in medicin...
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Dr. Andrew John Southcott MP (born 15 October 1967), Australian politician, has been a Liberal Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Boothby, South Australia.
Southcott was born in Adelaide, South Australia, and attended Paringa Park Primary School, and St Peter's College. He received his tertiary education at Flinders University and the University of Adelaide, graduating in medicine and economics, respectively. He was a medical practitioner before entering politics, serving as an intern and surgical trainee at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and as a surgical registrar at the Flinders Medical Centre.
He joined the Liberal Party in 1989 while serving as President of the Adelaide Medical Students Society. He is regarded as being from the conservative end of the Liberal party, and defeated the former defence minister Robert Hill, a moderate, in a preselection battle for the seat in 1994.
Southcott was elected as a Member of...
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