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Bruce Craig Scott (born 20 October 1943), an Australian politician, is the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives since 2012. He has been a The Nationals member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1990, representing the Division of Maranoa, Queensland.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Hon Bruce Scott MP )〕 ==Biography== Scott was born in Roma, Queensland, and was a wool and grain grower before entering politics. He was educated at the Anglican Church Grammar School in Brisbane. Before entering politics, Scott was president of the Queensland Merino Stud Sheep Breeders Association, president of the Maranoa Graziers' Association and president of the Australian Association of Stud Merino Breeders. He was a Nuffield Farming Scholar in 1983.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Hon Bruce Scott MP )〕 Scott was first elected in 1990, and has held this safely conservative seat without serious difficulty since then. Maranoa has been in Country/National hands for all but three years since 1921, and without interruption since 1943. He currently holds the seat with a majority of 22.3 percent, the second-safest seat in Australia. He was a member of the Opposition Shadow Ministry 1992–96. He was Minister for Veterans' Affairs from 1996 to 1998, and Minister for Veterans' Affairs and Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence from 1998 to 2001.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bruce Scott MP )〕 Following the resignation of Harry Jenkins as Speaker of the House on 24 November 2011, Scott was nominated for the position of Deputy Speaker of the House by Liberal MP Christopher Pyne. Scott accepted the nomination and a ballot took place, installing Anna Burke as the Deputy Speaker of the House. Following the resignation of Peter Slipper as Speaker on 9 October 2012, Burke was elected as his replacement. Scott was nominated by Pyne as Deputy; with his nomination seconded by Tony Windsor. Scott defeated Steve Georganas in a ballot. Scott announced on 3 August 2015 that he would not stand in the next election. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bruce Scott (Australian politician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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