Daryl William Manzie AM (born 2 November 1946) is an Australian former politician. He was the Country Liberal Party member for Sanderson in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1983 to 2001.[1]

Daryl Manzie
Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
for Sanderson
In office
3 December 1983 – 17 August 2001
Preceded byJune D'Rozario
Succeeded byLen Kiely
Personal details
Born (1946-11-02) 2 November 1946 (age 77)
NationalityAustralian
Political partyCountry Liberal Party
SpouseMaureen Manzie
OccupationPolice officer
Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Years Term Electoral division Party
1983–1987 4th Sanderson Country Liberal
1987–1990 5th Sanderson Country Liberal
1990–1994 6th Sanderson Country Liberal
1994–1997 7th Sanderson Country Liberal
1997–2001 8th Sanderson Country Liberal

Manzie moved to the Northern Territory in 1968, and served as a police officer for 15 years with the Northern Territory Police.[2]

At the 1983 general election, Manzie was elected to the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly for the seat of Sanderson.

He was a minister in the Everingham, Tuxworth, Hatton, Perron, Stone and Burke governments, serving as Minister for Community Development (1983–1984), Minister for Transport and Works and Housing (1984–1986), Attorney-General (1986–1992 and 1993–1994), Minister for Education (1986–1987), Minister for Lands and Housing (1987–1990), Minister for Conservation (1987–1989 and 1992–1993), Minister for Health and Community Services (1990–1992), Minister for Work Health and Territory Insurance (1992–1993), Minister for Transport and Works (1993–1995), Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services (1994–1995), Minister for Housing (1995–1996), Minister for Local Government (1995–1996), Minister for Aboriginal Development (1995–1996), Minister for Correctional Services (1995–1996 and 2000–2001), Minister for Mines and Energy (1996–1997), Minister for Power and Water (1996–1997), Minister for Territory Insurance (1996–1997 and 2000–2001), Minister for Arts and Museums (1996–1999), Minister for Asian Relations, Trade and Industry (1997–1998), Minister for Regional Development (1997–1998), Minister for Asian Relations and Trade (1998–2001), Minister for Industries and Small Business (1998), Minister for Corporate and Information Services (1998–1999), Minister for Communications, Science and Advanced Technology (1998–1999), Minister for Resource Development (1999–2001) and Minister for Public Employment and Industrial Relations (1999–2000).[3]

After retiring from politics in 2001, Manzie worked as a volunteer presenter on the morning show of community radio station 104.1 Territory FM.[4] He retired from radio in December 2016, after 15 years on air.[5]

Manzie was appointed in 2017 as Chair to the NT Committee and to the National Board of the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award – Australia.[6]

Honours edit

In 2010, Charles Darwin University conferred Manzie with a Doctor of Letters, Honoris Causa.[2]

In the 2018 Queen's Birthday honours, Manzie was made a Member of the Order of Australia.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ Green, Antony (2005). "Sanderson". 2005 Northern Territory Election. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Former pollie and radio presenter receives Honorary Doctorate". enews. Charles Darwin University. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Northern Territory Government Ministries (CLP) 1974 to 2001" (PDF). Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 2 December 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "Local identity celebrates 12 years on airwaves". Charles Darwin University. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  5. ^ Howie, Tamara (8 December 2016). "Daryl to tune off Territory airwaves". news.com.au. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  6. ^ "New Northern Territory Chairman announced". The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  7. ^ "MANZIE, Daryl William". Australian Honours Search Facility. Australian Government. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Member for Sanderson
1983–2001
Succeeded by