Andrew Laming MP
Member of the Australian Parliament for Bowman
In office 9 October 2004 – present
Preceded by	Con Sciacca
Born	30 September 1966 (1966-09-30) (age 41) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Alma mater	University of Queensland, University of Sydney, Harvard University, Charles Darwin University
Profession	Ophthalmic Surgeon, politician
Website	www.andrewlaming.com.au

Andrew Charles Laming (born 30 September 1966) is an Australian politician who is currently a member of the House of Representatives representing the Division of Bowman, Queensland, for the Liberal Party of Australia, having first won the seat at the 2004 federal election. He was an ophthalmic surgeon, an obstetrician and gynaecologist, and a management consultant before entering politics. Laming is the son of former Queensland state Liberal MP Bruce Laming who held the seat of Mooloolah from 1992 until 2001 and served as Deputy speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. ^[1] A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 754 × 599 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,632 × 2,092 pixels, file size: 716 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Parliament House, Canberra The Parliament of Australia is a bicameral parliament consisting of the Queen of Australia, the House of Representatives (the lower house) and the Senate (the upper house or house of review). Section 1 of the Constitution of Australia provides that: The legislative power of the Commonwealth shall... The Division of Bowman is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. ... is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... NSW redirects here. ... This article is about the modern Australian political party. ... For other uses, see Alma mater (disambiguation). ... The University of Queensland (UQ) is the longest-established university in the state of Queensland, Australia, a member of Australias Group of Eight, and the Sandstone Universities. ... The University of Sydney (colloquially Sydney Uni) is the oldest university in Australia. ... Harvard redirects here. ... Charles Darwin University (CDU) is located in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. ... is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Type Lower house Speaker of the House David Hawker, Liberal since November 16, 2004 Members 150 Political groups ALP (85) Liberal Party (53) National Party (10) Last elections 24 November 2007 Meeting place Parliament House, Canberra, ACT Web site House of Representatives Entrance to the House of Representatives Judicial High... The Division of Bowman is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. ... For other uses, see Queensland (disambiguation). ... This article is about the modern Australian political party. ... Federal elections were held in Australia on 9 October 2004. ... This article is about the branch of medicine. ... Obstetrics and Gynaecology (often abbreviated to OB/GYN or O&G) are the two surgical specialties dealing with the female reproductive organs, and as such are often combined to form a single medical speciality and postgraduate training program. ... Bruce Laming is a former Australian Liberal Party politician in the Queensland parliament. ... Mooloolah was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1992 to 2001. ...

Early career

Andrew Laming studied medicine at the University of Queensland and is a fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists. He also holds a Diploma in obstetrics and gynaecology from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, as well as a Master of Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University, a Master of Public Policy from Charles Darwin University and a Master of Philosophy in Public Health from the University of Sydney. He has worked in public health, economics, ophthalmology, international systems and finance. The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO) is responsible for training, examining and representing ophthalmologists in Australia and New Zealand. ... The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists is a medical institution in England which is responsible for training and regulating medical practitioners who specialise in obstetrics and gynaecology. ... The Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree is one of several master level professional public affairs degrees that provides training in public policy and project/program implementation (more recently known as public management). ... The John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University (colloquially known as the Kennedy School, Harvard Kennedy School and HKS[1]) is a public policy and public administration school, and one of Harvards graduate and professional schools. ... The Master of Public Policy (M.P.P.) is a professional Masters degree that traditionally provided training in policy analysis and program evaluation at public policy schools. ... In the usage of the United Kingdom, United States, Australia, New Zealand and some other countries, the Master of Philosophy (M.Phil. ...

After graduating from the University of Queensland in 1990, Laming worked as a rural GP in Gundagai, New South Wales, and the rural Queensland towns of Goondiwindi, Mungindi, Dirranbandi and St George. In 1991, he researched anterior cruciate ligament injuries at the Perisher ski fields. In 1992, he worked as a gym manager and rigger in South Africa as well as three months in Afghanistan clearing land mines with the British charity Halo Trust and doing basic war surgery with the International Council of the Red Cross in Kabul.^{[2] [3]} He continued obstetric training in 1993 with a diploma of obstetrics in Bromley and Farnborough Hospital in the UK. A general practitioner (GP), family physician or family practitioner (FP) is a medical doctor who provides primary care. ... Gundagai is a town located along the Murrumbidgee River and Muniong and Yambla Mountain ranges, 390 km south-west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Location of Goondiwindi in Queensland (red) Goondiwindi is a small Australian town of about 5000 people on the MacIntyre River in Queensland near the New South Wales border, approximately 350 kilometres by road from the Queensland state capital, Brisbane. ... Mungindi is a town of approximately 700 persons on the border of New South Wales and Queensland. ... Dirranbandi is a town of approximately 300 persons in south-western Queensland, Australia. ... St George is a town of approximately 3800 people in south-western Queensland, Australia. ... The anterior cruciate ligament (or ACL) is one of the four major ligaments of the knee. ... Perisher Blue is Australias largest skiing resort. ... A landmine is a type of mine which is placed onto or into the ground and explodes when triggered by a vehicle or person. ... School posters in Karabakh educating children on mines and UXO The stone installed by HALO Trust after checking the territory for mines, Ochamchira district, Abkhazia The HALO Trust is a registered British charity and American non-profit organization whose purpose is to remove the debris left behind by war, in... Red Cross redirects here. ... For other places with the same name, see Kabul (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Bromley (disambiguation). ... , Farnborough is a place in the London Borough of Bromley. ...

Laming worked in the Northern Territory community of Lajamanu in 1995, combining ophthalmic surgery training and public health.^[4] As part of a Master of Philosophy in Public Health, he was the principal researcher in evaluating single dose azithromycin for mass treatment of trachoma. This treatment became standard practice partly as a result of Laming's research.^[5] He conducted eye disease surveys across the top end as an ophthalmic registrar and co-founded "RedANT" - Australia's first mobile eye disease database, earning a Master of Public Policy from Charles Darwin University in 2000. ^[4] For similar terms, see Northern Territories (disambiguation) Slogan or Nickname: The Territory, The NT, The Top End Motto(s): none Other Australian states and territories Capital Darwin Government Constitutional monarchy Administrator Ted Egan Chief Minister Clare Martin (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 2  - Senate seats 2 Gross Territorial Product (2004... Lajamanu is a small town of the Northern Territory in Australia. ... Azithromycin is an azalide, a subclass of macrolide antibiotics. ... The Top End is, Cape York Peninsula aside, the northernmost part of Australia. ... Registrar may refer to: In education, a registrar or registry is an official in an academic institution (a college, university, or secondary school) who handles student records. ...

In 1999, Laming established FIDO - Friends In Deed Organisation - while completing ophthalmology training and Sydney Eye Hospital and Royal North Shore Hospital. FIDO was Australia’s first internet-based volunteering service which partners skilled volunteers with not-for-profit organisations. Fido is now operated by The Centre for Volunteering in New South Wales and in 2006 it became known as Fido Skilled Volunteer Search. ^[6] This article needs cleanup. ... Royal North Shore Hospital is a 740 bed hospital situated in Sydney, Australia. ... NSW redirects here. ...

In 2000, while studying for a Master of Public Administration at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, Laming was the founding editor of the now annual Kennedy School Review.^[7] He co-authored Let’s Go Turkey in 2001 before joining the World Bank Group's Health Nutrition and Population section in Washington DC. ^[8] He then worked with the East Timor Transitional Authority as Health Planning Specialist as the country's health system was rebuilt.^[9] World Bank Group logo The World Bank Group (WBG) is a family of five international organizations responsible for providing finance and advice to countries for the purposes of economic development and eliminating poverty. ... Flag Seal Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location Location of Washington, D.C., with regard to the surrounding states of Maryland and Virginia. ...

Political career

At the 2001 federal election, Laming challenged Con Sciacca in the federal seat of Bowman. The 1.87% swing to the Liberals left Sciacca as Labor's most marginal member in Parliament. ^{[10] [11]} In 2002, Laming was employed as then Health Minister Kay Patterson's medical and public health advisor, then worked as an ophthalmologist, and a public sector consultant to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission.^[12][4] Federal elections were held in Australia on 10 November 2001. ... Hon Con Sciacca Concetto Antonio Con Sciacca (born 13 June 1947), Australian politician, was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from July 1987 to March 1996 and again from October 1998 to October 2004, representing the Division of Bowman, Queensland. ... Kay Patterson Kay Christine Lesley Patterson (born November 21, 1944) has been a Liberal member of the Australian Senate since 1987, representing the state of Victoria. ... The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) (1990–2005) was the Australian Government body through which Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders were formally involved in the processes of government affecting their lives. ...

After the 2004 federal redistribution in Queensland, Sciacca nominated for the newly created seat of Bonner, which contained historically safe Labor areas formerly in Bowman, and Laming secured the now notionally Liberal seat of Bowman, centred on Redland City, with the highest swing to the Liberals of any seat in Queensland (6.06%).^[13] Key policy areas in his first parliamentary term included the National Chaplaincy Program,^[14] and generic pharmaceutical reforms.^[15] New South Wales Victoria South Australia Queensland Western Australia Tasmania Bass Braddon Denison Franklin Lyons Australian Capital Territory Canberra Fraser Northern Territory Lingiari Solomon Abolished Divisions These Australian electoral divisions no longer exist Angas (South Australia) Australian Capital Territory (Australian Capital Territory) Bonython (South Australia) Bourke (Victoria) Burke (Victoria) Corinella... The Division of Bonner is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. ... Cleveland Harbour Redland Shire Council building Redland City is a Local Government Area of South East Queensland, spread along the southern coast of Moreton Bay covering 537 square kilometres. ...

In his first parliamentary term, Laming was appointed to represent the government on the UNESCO National Commission and in 2005, he participated in the International Election Observer Mission as an observer of the historic elections of Bougainville's first autonomous government.^[16] Org type Specialized Agency Acronyms UNESCO Head Director General of UNESCO Koïchiro Matsuura Japan Status Active Established 1945 Website www. ... Location of North Solomons (Bougainville) Province in Papua New Guinea This article is about the island; Bougainville is also the name of a commune in the Somme département of France. ... Bougainville is a province of Papua New Guinea. ...

Laming was a contributor to the 2006 RU486 "abortion pill" debate, during which he revealed that while training as an obstetrician and gynecologist in a London hospital, he was required to perform abortions in the mornings and then counsel women about infertility issues in the afternoons. ^[17] Laming introduced an amendment to the controversial RU486 bill which would give Parliament a right of veto over RU486, but failed to win support and ultimately he supported the bill. ^[18] Mifepristone is a synthetic steroid. ... Abortion, in its most common usage, refers to the voluntary or induced termination of a pregnancy, generally through the use of surgical procedures or drugs. ...

In 2007, Laming and fellow Queensland Liberal MHRs, Gary Hardgrave and Ross Vasta, were investigated and subsequently cleared of breaches relating to parliamentary entitlements. This included AUD$67,000 for printing campaign material and Laming's five-day employment of a staff member who worked in the office of Gary Hardgrave. There was speculation in the media and the Queensland Parliament that funds had been diverted to the Liberals' 2006 state election campaign.^[19] On 2 March 2007, the Australian Federal Police conducted a search on the three MHRs' electoral offices as well as those of a printing company and a graphic artist.^{[20] [21]} Laming described the incident as a "routine visit", while Liberal state leader Bruce Flegg noted that "this is one of a number of printers that would be regularly used by both the party and its members", and that he was not aware of anything untoward.^[22] Type Lower house Speaker of the House David Hawker, Liberal since November 16, 2004 Members 150 Political groups ALP (85) Liberal Party (53) National Party (10) Last elections 24 November 2007 Meeting place Parliament House, Canberra, ACT Web site House of Representatives Entrance to the House of Representatives Judicial High... Hon Gary Hardgrave Gary Douglas Hardgrave (born 5 January 1960), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Moreton, Queensland. ... Ross Vasta (left), with Federal Liberal leader and Prime Minister of Australia John Howard Ross Vasta MP (born 8 October 1966), Australian politician, was elected to the House of Representatives as member for the Division of Bonner, Queensland for the Liberal Party of Australia at the 2004 federal election. ... ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island Inflation 3. ... The Legislative Assembly. ... An election was held in the Australian state of Queensland on 9 September 2006 to elect the 89 members of the states Legislative Assembly, after being announced by Premier Peter Beattie on 15 August 2006. ... -1... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is the federal police agency of the Commonwealth of Australia. ... A search warrant is a written warrant issued by judge or magistrate which authorizes the police to conduct a search of a person or location for evidence of a criminal offense and seize the evidence. ... Bruce Flegg Dr Bruce Flegg (born 10 March 1954 in Sydney, New South Wales) is the Leader of the Queensland Liberal Party and Shadow Treasurer in the Queensland Parliament. ...

On 13 August Ross Vasta was cleared and Gary Hardgrave was cleared on 11 September. On 28 September 2007, the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions cleared Laming of any impropriety in the matter.^[23][24] is the 225th day of the year (226th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... The Director of Public Prosecutions is the officer charged with the prosecution of criminal offences in several criminal jurisdictions around the world. ...

At the 2007 federal election, it initially appeared on election night as if Laming had lost Bowman to Labor rival Jason Young on a large swing. However, counting of pre-poll votes which progressed over the next couple of weeks placed Laming marginally ahead, and the Australian Electoral Commission eventually declared him the winner on a 50.04% margin — just 64 votes ahead — having suffered a two party swing of 8.86%, compared with the Queensland state average of 7.53%. ^[25][26] Federal elections for the Parliament of Australia were held on Saturday 24 November 2007 after a 6-week campaign, in which 13. ...

Publications

• Laming, A.C., Currie B., Mathews J.D., "Azithromycin and trachoma; the first three months", The Northern Territory Communicable Diseases Bulletin, NT Department of Health and Community Services, 1995.
• Laming, A.C., et al "Trachoma six months after the first azithromycin program in Australia", The Northern Territory Communicable Diseases Bulletin, NT Department of Health and Community Services, 1995; 2:1-3
• Laming, A.C., "Azithromycin Trachoma Evaluation Group", Central Australian Rural Practitioners Association, 1995, Number 20.
• Laming, A.C., "Afghanistan tragedy: war, public health and human suffering", Australian Family Physician, 1995, 24: 2191-5.
• Laming, A.C., Martin F.J., "Right problem, wrong solution; Medical provider number restriction", ANZ Journal of Ophthalmology, 1997, 25: 5-6.
• Laming, A.C., Leach A.J., et al, "A prospective study of Azithromycin treatment", Clinical Infectious Diseases, 24: 356-62, 1997.
• Laming, A.C., Hallsworth PG, "Chlamydial detection in trachoma". Medical Journal of Australia, Feb 13, 1999.
• Laming, A.C. (founding editor), Livesey F., Lyman L., Kennedy School Review, Harvard University, 2000, Library of Congress No. 00-1909974.
• Laming, A.C., et al. "A targeted single-dose azithromycin strategy for trachoma", Medical Journal of Australia, April 2000.
• Laming, A.C., (co-author) Let’s Go Turkey, St Martin’s Press, 2001.
• Laming, A.C., "How to prune Australia's $5b pill-popping tab", The Age, 15 April 2005.
• Laming, A.C., "Stamp of pride in walk toward future", The Courier-Mail, 6 June 2005.
• Laming, A.C., "Let's Overhaul the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme", The Australian, 10 January, 2006.

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External links

• Andrew Laming website - Electoral website.
• ABC - Quotes from maiden speech to Parliament.
• Andrew Laming, Liberal Party of Australia, Queensland division.
• Andrew Laming CDU alumni biography, Charles Darwin University.