Tony Issa

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Tony Issa
OAM
File:Mr (Tony) Antoine ISSA, OAM.jpg
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Granville
In office
26 March 2011 – 6 March 2015
Preceded byDavid Borger
Succeeded byJulia Finn
Lord Mayor of Parramatta Council
In office
29 September 2008 – September 2009
Preceded byPaul Barry Barber
Succeeded byPaul Garrard
Personal details
Born(1955-08-14)14 August 1955
Barsa, Lebanon
Died30 March 2025(2025-03-30) (aged 69)
Auburn, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityAustralian
PartyLiberal Party
SpouseSue Issa
ResidenceMerrylands
OccupationSelf-employed

Antoine Khalil Issa OAM (14 August 1955 – 30 March 2025) was an Australian politician who was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Granville for the Liberal Party from 2011 until the 2015 election when he lost the seat to Labor's Julia Finn.[1] Issa died in Auburn, New South Wales on 30 March 2025, at the age of 69.[2]

Early years and background

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Issa migrated to Australia with his father in 1973, as one of seven children[3] of Lebanese Maronite Catholic background. Issa has extensive community involvement including:

  • President, Bkerkacha Charitable Association (1989)
  • Treasurer, Granville Multicultural Centre (1984–1987)
  • President, Granville Multicultural Centre (1987–1991)
  • Board member, Australian Lebanese Welfare Group (2004–2008)
  • School representative, Catholic Diocesan Parramatta Regional Council (c.1992)
  • Member, Bicentenary Committee (1988)
  • Member, Western Sydney Assistant Services Ranking Committee
  • Board member, Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (WSROC)
  • Chairman, Sister City Organisation[when?]
  • Representative, Finance Complaint Services Board[when?]
  • Committee member, Our Lady of Lebanon Church, Sydney[when?]

Local government career

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Elected to Parramatta City Council in 1988, Issa served as an independent councillor until 1998 and then as a Liberal party councillor from 1998 to 2012.[2]

Issa was elected as deputy mayor from 2000 to 2001 and became the first Liberal Party lord mayor in New South Wales, serving between 2008 and 2009.[3][1][4]

State political career

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In 1994, Issa contested unsuccessfully as an independent in the Parramatta by-election.

In 2011, he contested the normally safe[4][5] Labor seat of Granville in the Sydney's western suburbs. Running against the incumbent and high-profile[6] sitting member and Minister, David Borger.

Issa was elected with a swing of 13.1 points and won the seat with 52.7 per cent of the two-party vote.[4][5]

Honours

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Issa was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 1995 for service to local government and to the Lebanese community.[7]

Issa was awarded the Order of Local Government for more than 20 years service as a councillor on Parramatta City Council.[citation needed]

References

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