Occupation Politician Majority 16.7 points (2011) Name John Sidoti | Nationality Australian Role Legislator Spouse(s) Sandra Sidoti | |
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Political party Liberal Party of Australia Profiles | ||
Introducing john sidoti liberal for drummoyne
Anthony John Sidoti, an Australian politician, is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Drummoyne since 2011.
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- Introducing john sidoti liberal for drummoyne
- John sidoti
- Early career and background
- Political career
- Parliamentary committees
- References
John sidoti
Early career and background
The son of Italian immigrants, Sidoti was raised in Sydney's inner west and educated at De La Salle College Ashfield and the Ryde College of TAFE where he studied hospitality. From 1992 to 2008, Sidoti ran a function centre in Five Dock together with his family, and then was a part-time fruit merchant.
Elected as an councillor on Burwood Council in 2008, Sidoti served as mayor from 2009 up until the 2011 state election, when he stood down as mayor, remaining as a councillor.
Political career
At the 2011 state election, Sidoti was elected with a swing of 19.4 points and won the seat with 66.7 per cent of the two-party vote. Sidoti's main opponent was mayor of the City of Canada Bay, Angelo Tsirekas, representing Labor. At the 2015 state election, Sidoti increased his margin by around 1.7% of the two-party vote.
Parliamentary committees
Sidoti chairs the Parliamentary Privileges and Ethics Committee, the Catering Committee and serving as vice-chair of the Social Policy Committee. He was formerly Parliamentary secretary for Transport, Roads, Industry, Resources and Energy until his latest and current position as parliamentary secretary for cabinet.