What is Tony Messner?
'''Anthony John Messner''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AM}} (born 24 September 1939) is an [[Australia]]n politician. He is a member of the [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal Party]]. He was a [[Australian Senate|Senator]] for [[South Australia]] from 1975 to 1990. He also served as [[Minister for Veterans' Affairs]] (1980–1983) and as [[Administrator of Norfolk Island]] (1997–2003). Messner was born in [[Melbourne, Victoria]]. From 1963 to 1983, he was married to Louise Ahrendt. They had two sons. In 1983, he married Robyn Rooke.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://biography.senate.gov.au/messner-anthony-john/|title=Messner, Anthony John (1939–)|work=[[Australian Senate|The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate]]|access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Messner, Tony}} [[Category:1939 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Administrators of Norfolk Island]] [[Category:Government ministers of Australia]] [[Category:Liberal Party of Australia politicians]] [[Category:Members of the Australian Senate]] [[Category:Order of Australia]] [[Category:Politicians from Melbourne]] [[Category:Politicians from South Australia]] {{Bio-stub}}