Michael Polley
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The Honourable Michael Robert Polley is an Australian Labor Party politician, member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the Division of Lyons. First elected in 1972 at age 21 he was one of the longer serving members of the Tasmanian parliament. He is married with two sons and one daughter.
In 1989 during the Field government he was made the speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. He became speaker again in 1998 when Labor won government. He was minister for national parks 1976-1981.
In the Tasmanian state election 2006, Polley topped the poll and received the highest primary vote in Lyons.
