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In 2005 Brindal announced that he would not contest preselection for the 2006 election in Unley. Instead he would seek to contest the election against the high profile Labor Education Minister, [[Jane Lomax Smith]]. He was endorsed as the Liberal candidate for the [[electoral district of Adelaide]]. |
In 2005 Brindal announced that he would not contest preselection for the 2006 election in Unley. Instead he would seek to contest the election against the high profile Labor Education Minister, [[Jane Lomax Smith]]. He was endorsed as the Liberal candidate for the [[electoral district of Adelaide]]. |
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Brindal was involved in a media controversy leading up to the [[South Australian legislative election, 2006|2006 state election]] involving claims of extortion and a relationship with a 24-year-old man |
Brindal was involved in a media controversy leading up to the [[South Australian legislative election, 2006|2006 state election]] involving claims of extortion and a relationship with a 24-year-old man. He was forced by his party division to withdraw, he retired in October.<ref>[http://www.pollbludger.com/sa2010/unley.htm SA state election 2010 - Unley: Poll Bludger]</ref> |
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Following his retirement from politics, Brindal has remained as a consultant and commentator. He has completed his Master of Business Administration at the University of Adelaide. He is currently undertaking his PhD at the School of Food, Wine and Agriculture at the University of Adelaide. His research is in the area of the economics of Water Management. |
Following his retirement from politics, Brindal has remained as a consultant and commentator. He has completed his Master of Business Administration at the University of Adelaide. He is currently undertaking his PhD at the School of Food, Wine and Agriculture at the University of Adelaide. His research is in the area of the economics of Water Management. |
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Mark Brindal (May 12, 1948 - ) is an Australian politician. He was a Liberal Party of Australia member of the South Australian House of Assembly, Adelaide, South Australia, between 1989 and 2006, representing the electorates of Heywood (first term) and then Unley.
Brindal was born in South Australia and was educated at Enfield Primary School and the Adelaide Technical High School. He was employed briefly by the Advertiser newspaper before undertaking tertiary study for a teaching qualification at the University of Adelaide and Western Teachers College (University of South Australia). He began his teaching career at Cockburn Primary School in 1968. He was awarded a Commonwealth Teaching Exchange in 1975 and taught at the Treloweth County Primary School in Cornwall. Returning to Australia, he was appointed Principal at Cook PS (1976-78).
In 1979 he was appointed as an Advisor with the Country Areas Program in South Australia. He subsequently became State Coordinator of the program. He held portfolios including Minister for Water Resources, Minister for Employment and Training, Minister Assisting for Tourism, Minister for Local Government, Minister for Employment, Minister for Youth, Minister Assisting for Environment and Heritage, Member of the Executive Council, and shadow portfolios for Water Resources, Youth, Employment and Training, and Local Government.
Brindal's preselection tenure in Unley had always been tenuous because of factional tensions within the Liberal Party. He had been challenged by David Pisoni for preselection as early as 1995.
In 2005 Brindal announced that he would not contest preselection for the 2006 election in Unley. Instead he would seek to contest the election against the high profile Labor Education Minister, Jane Lomax Smith. He was endorsed as the Liberal candidate for the electoral district of Adelaide.
Brindal was involved in a media controversy leading up to the 2006 state election involving claims of extortion and a relationship with a 24-year-old man. He was forced by his party division to withdraw, he retired in October.[1]
Following his retirement from politics, Brindal has remained as a consultant and commentator. He has completed his Master of Business Administration at the University of Adelaide. He is currently undertaking his PhD at the School of Food, Wine and Agriculture at the University of Adelaide. His research is in the area of the economics of Water Management.