Andrew Paul Harriss, an Australian politician who was a Liberal Party member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly from March 2014 to February 2016, representing the electorate of Franklin had an estimated net worth of $4 million at time of death.
Born on 11 August 1954, the astute politician lost his life on 2 October 2022, following a two-year battle with prostate cancer.
Among Mr. Harriss’ final public acts was his collaboration last year with Cancer Council Tasmania, urging all men to take regular prostate-specific antigen tests – the main tool used to screen for prostate cancer.
“Talk to your GP – and have the blood test. It’s once a year – a little needle. Don’t be complacent – don’t be ignorant – just do it,” he said at the time.
Harriss was an independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1996 to 2014, amassing a lengthy conservative voting record.
He resigned from the Legislative Council in 2014, a short time before the conclusion of his Legislative Council term, in order to contest the House of Assembly election as a Liberal.
He had previously lost a race as a Liberal candidate at the 1996 Tasmanian election.
Following the Liberals’ victory in the 2014 election, he was appointed Minister for Resources and in that role, he generated criticism for his combative stance against environmentalists.