Andrew James Marshall Murray (born 29 January 1947), Australian politician, has been an Australian Democrats member of the Australian Senate since July 1996, representing Western Australia. January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Australian Democrats (in regular parlance, just the Democrats), is an Australian social liberal party formed in 1977 from the earlier Australia Party by Don Chipp, who left the Liberal Party of Australia to do so. ... Australian Senate chamber Entrance to the Senate The Australian Senate is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Motto: Cygnis Insignis (Distinguished by its swans) Nickname: Wildflower State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Governor Premier Const. ...

Murray was born in Hove, in the United Kingdom. In 1951 he was sent as a child migrant to the British colony of Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), where was educated before going to University in South Africa. He continued his education at Oxford University (Rhodes Scholar 1971), where he gained a Master of Arts degree. Location within the British Isles Hove is a next-door neighbour of Brighton, on the south coast of England. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Southern Rhodesia was the name given to the British colony situated immediately to the north of South Africa, known today as Zimbabwe. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... Rhodes House in Oxford Rhodes Scholarships were created by Cecil John Rhodes. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ...

Returning to Africa, Murray worked as an executive in large corporations, then ran his own businesses. He also worked as a consultant, lecturer and industry journalist and served in the Rhodesian Air Force. He deported from South Africa in 1968 for opposing the apartheid policies of the white minority regime. The deportation order was withdrawn in 1977. Murray migrated to Australia in 1989. 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... A segregated beach in South Africa, 1982. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In the Senate, Murray has gained a reputation as an intelligent and thoughtful debater. Although still officially a Democrats Senator, he has sat as a virtual independent since the resignation of Meg Lees as Democrats leader in April 2001. He faces re-election at the 2007 election, when he will be sixty. Unless the Democrats' vote greatly improves from their poor performance in 2004, he will have a difficult task winning another term. Meg Lees Meg Heather Lees (born October 19, 1948) has been the founder and sole representative of the Australian Progressive Alliance in the Australian Senate since 2003, representing the state of South Australia. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 2007 (MMVII) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...