predecessor successor parliament birth_place constituency_mp nationality party birth_date term_start article_title term_end name occupation
ian sinclair tony windsor australian sydney , new south wales new england australian national party of australia 21 november 1949 3 october 1998 stuart st. clair
 10 november 2001 stuart st. clair truck driver
stuart st. clair

stuart roy st. clair -lrb- born 21 november 1949 -rrb- , australian lobbyist and politician , is the chief executive of the australian trucking association and was a member of the australian house of representatives for the division of new england between 1998 to 2001 .
born in sydney in 1949 , st. clair spent his early life as a truck driver and sawmiller before becoming involved in politics in the 1980s .
he was elected to guyra shire council in 1987 and became mayor in 1991 .
in 1998 , st. clair was chosen by the national party to succeed ian sinclair as member for the seat of new england .
he contested and won the subsequent election and served on a number of parliamentary committees during his tenure as an mhr .
in 2001 , st. clair was defeated by independent tony windsor on a 21-point swing , ending a nearly 80-year hold on the seat by the national party .
he then became a senior advisor to the deputy prime minister and minister for transport , john anderson .
in march 2006 , st. clair was appointed chief executive of the australian trucking association .
