Josh Morris (politician)

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Joshua Morris
Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Western Victoria Region
In office
29 November 2014 24 November 2018
Personal details
Born (1982-10-27) 27 October 1982 (age 41)
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Political party Liberal Party

Joshua William Morris (born 27 October 1982) is an Australian politician. He was a Liberal member of the Victorian Legislative Council, having represented Western Victoria Region from 2014 to 2018. [1] [2]

Morris was born in Ballarat, and studied at St Patrick's College, Ballarat, and the Australian Catholic University. A physical education teacher by profession, he was most recently teaching at Darley Primary School. He was elected to the Ballarat City Council in 2012, and served as mayor from 2013 to 2014, [2] taking a leave of absence from his teaching job. [3]

Morris was a late entry into the 2014 state election, only being preselected for the safe second position on the Liberal ticket for the Western Victoria Region of the Legislative Council in August 2014. [4] Although his seat would be usually considered safe for the Liberal Party, he was defeated amidst the Liberal Party's landslide loss at the 2018 Victorian state election. [5]

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References

  1. Green, Antony. "Western Victoria Region". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  2. 1 2 "Joshua Morris". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  3. "Councillor Joshua Morris". City of Ballarat. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  4. Dixon, Matthew (25 August 2014). "Ballarat mayor jumps into state politics". The Courier. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  5. "Jaclyn Symes confirmed as ag minister in upper house results". The Weekly Times. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.