Tim Richardson (politician)
Tim Richardson | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary Secretary for Health Infrastructure | |
| Assumed office 5 December 2022 | |
| Minister | Mary-Anne Thomas |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention | |
| Assumed office 5 December 2022 | |
| Minister | Ingrid Stitt |
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Mordialloc | |
| Assumed office 29 November 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Lorraine Wreford |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Schools | |
| In office 29 November 2018 – 5 December 2022 | |
| Minister | James Merlino |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Mental Health and Social Inclusion | |
| In office 25 June 2018 – 5 December 2022 | |
| Minister | Gabrielle Williams |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 September 1988 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Labor Party |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Deakin University (LLB/BCom) |
| Website | www |
Timothy Noel Richardson (born 18 September 1988) is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since November 2014, representing the Legislative Assembly seat of Mordialloc.[1]
Personal life[edit]
Richardson is married and has a young daughter.[2] Richardson was the first member of his family to attend university; he attained a Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Commerce from Deakin University.[3]
Parliamentary career[edit]
Richardson was elected to Parliament representing Mordialloc with the Labor party's victory at the 2014 Victorian State election, defeating incumbent Lorraine Wreford who had held the seat since 2010 with a swing of 3.6%.[4] As of the 2014 election Richardson held his seat with a margin of 2.1%.[5] Richardson gave his inaugural speech to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the new member for Mordialloc on 23 December 2014.[6]
Upon the election of the Andrews Labor Government, Richardson was appointed to the Committee for the Environment, Natural Resources and Regional Development, as well as the Independent Broad-Based Anti-corruption Commission Committee.[7]
He was re-elected again in 2018 and 2022.
Richardson was one of six Labor MPs to vote against the legalisation of euthanasia in Victoria.[8][9]
Originally a member of Labor Right, Richardson defected to Labor Left along with six of his colleagues shortly after the 2022 Victorian state election; the defections of his colleagues and himself meant that Labor Left constituted a majority of the state Labor caucus.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Mordialloc Results". ABC News. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ "About Tim". Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ N Walker, 'MP’s door "open for business"', Bayside News, 14 January 2015, retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "State Election 2014 : Mordialloc District". VEC. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "Electorate: Mordialloc". ABC News. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ T Richardson, 'Inaugural Speech to Parliament', 2014, Parliament of Victoria, retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Member Profile - Timothy (Tim) Richardson". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ S Hutchinson & G Brown 'Euthanasia bill passes Victorian parliament', The Australian, 20 October 2017, retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ N Walker 'MPs divided over assisted dying', Bayside News, 1 November 2017, retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ Ilanbey, Sumeyya; Sakkal, Paul. "Andrews boosts internal grip on power, two ministers in firing line for demotion". The Age. Retrieved 3 December 2022.