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{{Infobox MP
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| name = Michael Lee
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| term_end = 10 November 2001
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1957|3|24}}
| birth_place = [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]]
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'''Michael John Lee''' (born 24 March 1957) is an [[Australia]]n [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] politician. He was a member of the [[Australian House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] 1984-2001, a minister in [[Paul Keating]]'s government, and a member of the [[City of Sydney]] Council 2004-08.
Lee was born in [[Sydney]] and grew up in the beach side suburb of [[Cronulla]] and attended the local [[De la Salle College]]. His immediate classmates included [[Steve Hutchins]], now an Australian Senator, and [[John Della Bosca]], now the NSW Minister for Health.{{Fact|date=January 2008}}▼
▲Lee was born in [[Sydney]] and grew up in the beach side suburb of [[Cronulla, New South Wales|Cronulla]] and attended
After graduating in electrical engineering from the [[University of New South Wales]], Lee was employed as an engineer at the Munmorah Power Station on the [[Central Coast, New South Wales|Central Coast]] of [[New South Wales]]. He was subsequently elected as an [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] member of the [[Australian House of Representatives]] for the seat of [[Division of Dobell|Dobell]], in [[Australian general election, 1984|1984]], serving until his defeat at the [[Australian federal election, 2001|2001 election]].<ref name=aph>{{cite web▼
▲After graduating in electrical engineering from the [[University of New South Wales]], Lee was employed as an engineer at the Munmorah Power Station on the [[Central Coast
| title =Biography for Lee, the Hon. Michael John
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In March 1993, Lee was appointed [[Minister for Tourism (Australia)|Minister for Tourism]] and [[Minister for Resources and Energy (Australia)|Minister for Resources]] in the [[second Keating Ministry]]. In December 1993, he replaced Bob Collins and David Beddall as [[Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (Australia)|Minister for Communications]]
==References==
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