Matthew Swinbourn
Matthew Swinbourn | |
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![]() Matthew Swinbourn at Serpentine National Park | |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Attorney-General; Minister for Electoral Affairs | |
Assumed office 19 March 2021 | |
Minister | John Quigley |
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for East Metropolitan Region | |
Assumed office 22 May 2017 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Middle Swan, Western Australia | 3 April 1975
Political party | Labor |
Alma mater | University of Western Australia |
Profession | Lawyer |
Matthew Dean Swinbourn (born 3 April 1975) is an Australian politician. He was educated at Kent Street Senior High School.[1]
He was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council at the 2017 state election, as a Labor member for the East Metropolitan Region. His term began on 22 May 2017.
Following the 2021 Western Australian state election, Swinbourn was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Attorney-General and Minister for Electoral Affairs, John Quigley.[2]
Before entering politics, Swinbourn worked at several trade unions.[3] In 2002, he was employed by the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union as a workers' compensation officer. He took a position at the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union as an industrial officer in 2007 for three years,[4] before taking a position at the Health Services Union. Swinbourn returned to the CFMEU in 2012, where he worked as a lawyer until his election.
References
- ^ "Parliament of Western Australia Inaugural Speech" (PDF). Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Premier announces re-elected Labor Government Ministry portfolios". Archived from the original on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ Inaugural Speech | Hon Matthew Swinbourn MLC
- ^ "Matthew Swinbourn".
- 1975 births
- Living people
- People educated at Kent Street Senior High School
- Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Western Australia
- Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council
- 21st-century Australian politicians
- Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Western Australia stubs