Rory Amon
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1990 or 1991 (age 35–36)
Rory Amon | |
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| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Pittwater | |
| In office 25 March 2023 – 30 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Rob Stokes |
| Succeeded by | Jacqui Scruby |
| Councillor of Northern Beaches Council for Pittwater Ward | |
| In office 4 December 2021 – 16 May 2023 | |
| Succeeded by | Karina Page |
| Councillor of Northern Beaches Council for Narrabeen Ward | |
| In office 9 September 2017 – 4 December 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Roderick Gilmore Amon 1990 or 1991 (age 35–36) |
| Party | Liberal (until 2024) |
| Alma mater | Macquarie University |
| Occupation | Solicitor, politician |
| Website | roryamon.com.au (archived) |
Roderick Gilmore Amon (born 1990 or 1991) is an Australian former politician who served as the member for Pittwater in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from March 2023 until he was charged with child sex offences and resigned from parliament on 30 August 2024. He had previously served as a councillor on Northern Beaches Council from 2017 to 2023.
Roderick Gilmore Amon[1] was born to Alexe and Guy Amon, who operated a Mona Vale small business for nearly twenty years.[2] He has five siblings, including a twin sister.[3] Amon attended Covenant Christian School in Belrose,[2] and Knox Grammar School,[4] before studying commerce and law at Macquarie University, graduating with first class honours in Law.
Career
Amon worked as a paralegal while a university student, and was admitted as a solicitor in New South Wales.[2] As a solicitor, he has specialised in family law.[5]
Amon has been a volunteer firefighter since 2013 and was the president of the Davidson Volunteer Rural Fire Brigade from 2015 to 2018.[6]
A rugby union referee, Amon was due to officiate in the Shute Shield grand final on 31 August 2024 but was replaced on the day of his arrest for alleged child sex offences.[7]
Politics
Amon was preselected as the Liberal Party's lead candidate for Narrabeen Ward on the newly-formed Northern Beaches Council for the 2017 local government elections. He was successful at being elected, with the Liberal ticket in Narrabeen Ward receiving 31.8% of the vote.[8]
He moved to Pittwater Ward for the 2021 local elections, where he was re-elected.[9]
In December 2022, Amon was preselected as the Liberal candidate for Pittwater at the 2023 state election, to replace retiring MP Rob Stokes.[10] Stokes and then-premier Dominic Perrottet did not support Amon's preselection for the seat, preferring a female candidate and concerned about a possible large swing to teal independent candidate Jacqui Scruby.[11]
Despite a 20.2% two-candidate-preferred vote swing against the Liberals and towards Scruby, Amon was elected on 25 March 2023.[12] He resigned as a councillor two months later on 16 May, and was replaced via countback by Karina Page.[13]
On 11 May 2023, he was appointed as the Shadow Assistant Minister for Youth, Housing, and Planning and Public Spaces.[14]