Richard Torbay Politician

George Richard Torbay (born 26 March 1961), an Australian politician, was an independent member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Northern Tablelands from 1999 to 2013. Torbay was the 30th Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, serving from 2007 until 2011, and was the first independent member to be Speaker of the House since 1913. Prior to his election to State parliament, he served as Mayor of Armidale City Council from 1995 to 1998.

Personal facts

Richard Torbay
Birth dateMarch 26, 1961
Nationality
Australia
Education
University of New England (Australia)

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Member of parliament

electionmajority20
region
Electoral district of Northern Tablelands
successor
Adam Marshall

Politician

party
Independent (politician)

Richard Torbay on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf/d890a06557517cedca256e700008765e/c01f059ad0be0e614a256760000ca9fe