Andrew Nikolic
Australian Army brigadier and politician (born 1961) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Andrew Alexander Nikolic AM, CSC (born 20 June 1961) is a former Australian politician, retired senior Australian Army officer, and a former public servant in the Department of Defence.[1][2] He was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal Party representative for the Tasmanian seat of Bass at the 2013 federal election, but after one term, he lost his seat at the 2016 federal election.[3][4]
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Andrew Nikolic | |
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Government Whip in the House of Representatives | |
In office 13 February 2015 – 20 September 2015 | |
Prime Minister | Tony Abbott Malcolm Turnbull |
Preceded by | Scott Buchholz |
Succeeded by | Brett Whiteley |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Bass | |
In office 7 September 2013 – 2 July 2016 | |
Preceded by | Geoff Lyons |
Succeeded by | Ross Hart |
Personal details | |
Born | (1961-06-20) 20 June 1961 (age 62) Prokuplje, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia |
Spouse | Christine Nikolic |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Officer Cadet School, Portsea University of Adelaide Southern Cross University University of New South Wales Deakin University United States Army War College |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Australia |
Branch/service | Australian Army |
Years of service | 1979–2008 |
Rank | Brigadier |
Commands | Australian National Commander, Southern Iraq Parachute Training School Army Recruit Training Centre |
Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan Iraq War |
Awards | Member of the Order of Australia Conspicuous Service Cross |
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