Dan Bull | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Bayswater | |
| In office October 2017 –October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Barry McKenna |
| Succeeded by | Filomena Piffaretti |
| City of Bayswater Councillor | |
| Assumed office October 2015 | |
| Constituency | West Ward |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labor |
| Alma mater | University of Western Australia |
| Occupation | Solicitor |
| Website | danbull |
Dan Bull is an Australian politician in Western Australia. He has been a councillor for the City of Bayswater since 2015 and the mayor of Bayswater from 2017 to 2021. He is the Labor Party's candidate for the electoral district of Maylands for the 2025 state election.
Bull attended Hale School and the University of Western Australia,graduating with a double degree in law and arts. He was admitted to the bar in 2003 and has worked as a solicitor in Perth and Sydney. [1]
Bull was a keyboardist for the band Eskimo Joe in 2004 and 2005,and was a member of The Sleepy Jackson and End of Fashion. [2] He has also released three solo EPs. [3] He gave up being a musician after the birth of his two children. [2]
Bull first ran for the City of Bayswater council in 2015. He said he was interested in local politics because he wanted better road safety,accountability,trees and nature playgrounds. [2] [4] He was elected as a councillor for the west ward in October that year. [5] [6]
Bull is a member of the Labor Party's Left faction. [7] He was elected mayor by the Bayswater council unopposed after the October 2017 local government election,succeeding Barry McKenna. [8] [9] He was re-elected following the October 2019 local government election. [10] [11] Following the October 2021 local government election,Bull was unexpectedly defeated as mayor by Labor Right member Filomena Piffaretti,who received the support of independent and Liberal-aligned councillors. [12] [7]
Following Labor MP Lisa Baker's announcement that she would not contest the 2025 state election, [13] Bull was preselected to be the Labor Party's candidate to replace Baker in the electoral district of Maylands. [14] [15] [7]
In 2023,Bull abseiled down Central Park for charity group Cahoots. [16]