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Craig Maxwell Farrell (born 28 January 1964) is an Australian politician, and a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council representing the seat of Derwent for the Australian Labor Party. Farrell was elected to the Legislative Council in a by-election on 7 May 2011 following the resignation of Michael Aird in 2010. He also served as a councillor and Deputy Mayor of Derwent Valley Council until October 2011,〔(Labor backs deputy mayor for Derwent ), ''ABC News'', 4 December 2011.〕 and was an electoral officer in the New Norfolk office of federal MP Dick Adams.〔Neales, Sue: (Ballot box fatigue in Derwent ), ''The Mercury'', 4 May 2011.〕 In February 2012 he stood down as president of the Derwent Valley Railway Preservation Society but remained on the board.〔Jackson, Trevor: (Choo-choo, my coo-ca-choo ), ABC Tasmania, 31 January 2005.〕〔http://www.dvr.org.au/DVR%20Railspike12312HiResRGB2.pdf〕 On his first day in Parliament, Farrell was appointed Deputy Leader of Government Business in the Upper House.〔 (New MLC's $40,000 cushion ), ''Mercury'' website.〕 A year later he was appointed Leader of Government Business in the Upper House on the retirement of the incumbent, Doug Parkinson.〔 (MP's $40,000 jackpot ), ''Mercury'' website.〕 In the 1980s, Farrell hosted ''The Cartoon Company'', a Saturday morning cartoon programming block on TasTV, with a costumed character called "Boss Poss". From the 1990s he was variously a television sales executive and real estate representative. ==References== 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「Craig Farrell (politician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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