Michael Baume
Michael Baume | |
|---|---|
| Senator for New South Wales | |
| In office 1 July 1985 – 9 September 1996 | |
| Succeeded by | Bill Heffernan |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Macarthur | |
| In office 13 December 1975 – 5 March 1983 | |
| Preceded by | John Kerin |
| Succeeded by | Colin Hollis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 July 1930 Sydney, Australia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Relations | Frederick Baume (grandfather) Rosetta Baume (grandmother) Peter Baume (first cousin) |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney |
| Occupation | Journalist Stockbroker |
Michael Ehrenfried Baume AO (born 6 July 1930) is a former Australian politician. A member of the Liberal Party, he served in the House of Representatives from 1975 to 1983 and as a Senator for New South Wales from 1985 to 1996. He was a parliamentary secretary in the Fraser government and was later a shadow minister. He was a business journalist and stockbroker before entering politics and later served as the Australian consul-general in New York City from 1996 to 2001.