▁mat ernal ▁grand father ▁was ▁Sir ▁Ang us ▁Murray , ▁a ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Medical ▁Association . ▁ ▁O akes h ott ▁attended ▁B ark er ▁College ▁for ▁his ▁secondary ▁school ing , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁board er ▁in ▁his ▁later ▁years ▁there . ▁He ▁then ▁studied ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Sydney . ▁ ▁While ▁there , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁resident ▁of ▁St . ▁Andrew ' s ▁College ▁when ▁the ▁Princi pal , ▁Peter ▁Camer on , ▁was ▁conv icted ▁of ▁her es y ▁by ▁the ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church ▁of ▁Australia . ▁O akes h ott ▁describes ▁Camer on ▁as ▁an ▁influence ▁on ▁his ▁thinking : ▁ ▁O akes h ott ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁with ▁Hon ours ▁in ▁Government ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁He ▁then ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁administrative ▁officer ▁at ▁the ▁Road ▁Transport ▁Forum , ▁for ▁the ▁lo bb ying ▁company ▁Resol utions , ▁as ▁a ▁st af fer ▁for ▁National ▁Party ▁Le ader ▁Mark ▁Va ile , ▁and ▁in ▁public ▁relations ▁for ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁in ▁Can ber ra ▁before ▁his ▁own ▁election ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly . ▁ ▁NS W ▁parliament ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁the ▁National ▁Party ▁member ▁for ▁Port ▁Mac qu arie ▁at ▁a ▁by - e lection ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁after ▁the ▁ret irement ▁of ▁National ▁Party ▁member ▁Wend y ▁Mach in ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁August , ▁winning ▁