Bill Stefaniak


William George Stefaniak is an Australian politician and former Australian Capital Territory Minister. He was the Leader of [the Opposition (Australian Capital Territory)|Leader of the Opposition] in the Australian Capital Territory after succeeding in a leadership challenge against then-leader Brendan Smyth on 16 May 2006. He is a former Major in the Australian Army Reserve and a law graduate of the Australian National University. On 13 December 2007, he was replaced as Liberal Leader by Zed Seselja. Stefaniak contested the 2020 [Australian Capital Territory election] as leader of the Belco Party but was not elected.
He was one of the five members of the district of Ginninderra from 1995 to 2008. Following the end of his term in Parliament, Stefaniak became appeal president of the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
Stefaniak was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2014 [Australia Day Honours].

Background

Stefaniak grew up in Canberra and attended Narrabundah College.