T. A. (Terry Alan) Metherell aggregated collection of records

fonds

1971-1999

Textual Records, Clippings, Photographs, Ephemera

9661432

Terry Alan Metherell was born in England in 1947. He was educated at Caringbah High School and the University of Sydney, where he graduated Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Diploma in Education, Doctor of Philosophy and later Master of Town and Country Planning. Between 1973 and 1975 Metherell was a tutor and part time lecturer in the Department of Government at the University of Sydney. From 1975 to 1977 he was research assistant and later private secretary to Hon. R.J. Ellicott, Commonwealth Attorney General. Metherell was private secretary to Senator J.L. Carrick, a federal government minister, from 1977-1980. In November 1980 Metherell was pre-selected as the Liberal member for the northern Sydney seat of Davidson and was elected to the Legislative Assembly on 19 September 1981. On his election he was appointed Shadow Minister for Transport and Roads and in 1986 was appointed Shadow Minister for Education and Youth Affairs. In March 1988 a Liberal Government was elected and Metherell was appointed Minister for Education and Youth Affairs. He undertook a programme of reform of the education system in NSW which resulted in the Education Reform Act, 1990 [now the Education Act, 1990]. The Minister and the Act were unpopular and Metherell was replaced as Minister for Education in 1990. In 1991 he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary. On 2 October 1991 he resigned from the Parliamentary Liberal Party in protest against party policy, remaining as an Independent Member for Davidson until his resignation from Parliament in April 1992.

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Compiled from the collection

COLLECTION 1:
Collection 1: T.A. (Terry Alan) Metherell papers, 1965-1990, together with printed material, ca. 1912-1917

COLLECTION 2:
T.A. (Terry Alan) Metherell papers, 1972-1992

COLLECTION 3:
T.A. (Terry Alan) Metherell papers, 1978-1988

COLLECTION 4:
T.A. (Terry Alan) Metherell further papers, 1971-1999

COLLECTION 5:
T. A. (Terry Alan) Metherell further papers, , 1971-1973