Andrew John Stoner was born in Brisbane, Australia, on 14 January 1960. He was the Deputy Premier of New South Wales and Minister for Trade and Investment from March 2011 to October 2014, and was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for services to the Parliament and the community in 2018. Hon. Andrew Stoner AM now sits on a number of Australian company boards and runs his own consultancy business, Andrew Stoner and Associates.
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Oxley (27 March 1999 - 6 March 2015), Leader of the New South Wales National Party (31 March 2003 - 17 October 2014), 16th Deputy Premier of New South Wales (28 March 2011 - 17 October 2014).