Paddy Embry

Patrick Paul Elliot Embry (born 19 October 1942) is a former Australian politician. Born in Oundle in the United Kingdom to Air Chief Marshal Basil Embry and Lady Margaret Elliot,^[1] he arrived in Australia in December 1956 and became a farmer. In 2001, he was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council for South West Region, representing One Nation. On 15 May 2003, he resigned from One Nation to sit as an independent. He co-founded the New Country Party with fellow ex-One Nation independent Frank Hough on 30 November 2004. Embry was defeated in 2005.^[2]

Paddy Embry
President of the New Country Party
In office 9 January 2004 – 24 November 2007
Deputy	Frank Hough Jeff Knuth
Preceded by	Party established
Succeeded by	Chris Dodoff
Leader of Pauline Hanson's One Nation in Western Australia
In office 3 October 1998 – 15 May 2003
Leader	John Fischer
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Frank Hough
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for South West
In office 22 May 2001 – 21 May 2005
Personal details
Born	Patrick Paul Elliot Embry (1942-10-19) 19 October 1942 (age 82) Oundle, England
Political party	New Country (2004–2008)
Other political affiliations	One Nation (1998–2003) Independent (2003–2004)
Spouse	Patricia Finnegan
Children	4
Parent(s)	Basil Embry Margaret Elliot
Occupation	Sheep farmer (Self–employed)
Profession	Farmer Politician

Embry ran for the Senate at the 2010 federal election as an independent grouped candidate.^[3]