Alister Paterson
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Alister Paterson, a former journalist, is a director and co-owner of Simpson Paterson, a small Victorian lobbying firm.[1]
Paterson was a Liberal Party member for the seat of South Barwon in the Victorian Parliament between 1992 and 2002[2] and chief of staff for Melbourne Lord Mayor Robert Doyle.[3]
A biographical note states that Paterson has previously worked in the Lord Mayor's Office in the City of Melbourne, for Paterson Media and Invest Hong Kong.[4]
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Company clients
Simpson Paterson is registered in Victoria as the lobbyist for Exergen, a small company wanting an allocation of coal from the Victorian Liberal government led by Dennis Napthine. As of July 10, 2013 the firm also listed Sinclair Brook, H V McKay, SecondBite and Coles (Property Group) as clients.[5]
Timeline
A biographical note from 2002 states that Paterson was[2]
- 1982-91: Party Media Training;
- 1978-86: Journalist, Sales Executive, Programming Executive HSV7;
- 1987-89: Senior Newsreader, ATV10;
- 1988-90 Radio Host/Commentator, 3AW;
- 1991-92: Self-employed Media Consultant;
- 1994-97: Director and Trustee, Deakin University Foundation Ltd;
- 2002: Executive Director, Second Bite; Principal, Paterson Media Member: Samuel Griffith Society;
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References
- ↑ "Simpson Paterson", Public Sector Standards Commissioner, accessed August 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Paterson, Alister Irvine", Parliament of Victoria, November 2002.
- ↑ Shane Green, "Lord of his domain", The Age, September 22, 2012.
- ↑ "Alister Paterson", LinkedIn, accessed August 2013.
- ↑ "Simpson Paterson", Public Sector Standards Commissioner, accessed August 2013.
