Ryan Batchelor

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Ryan Batchelor
MLC
Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Southern Metropolitan Region
Assumed office
November 2022

Ryan Batchelor is an Australian politician. He is a member of the Victorian Legislative Council representing the Southern Metropolitan Region since November 2022. Batchelor is a member of the Labor Party. [1] [2]

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He is the son of former Victorian minister Peter Batchelor. [3]

Early life

Batchelor has a Bachelor of Arts with First Class Honours in Political Science from the University of Western Australia, a Bachelor of Laws from Monash University, and a Masters in Public Policy from the University of Cambridge. [4]

Before entering Parliament, Batchelor worked as a public servant, political adviser, and policy researcher. [5]

During the Gillard Federal Labor Government, he served as Director of Policy in the Office of Prime Minister Julia Gillard MP. [5] During this time, he also worked as Chief of Staff to Minister Jenny Macklin MP, and as a senior adviser to Deputy Prime Minister Anthony Albanese MP. [4]

From 2015 to 2019 Batchelor worked as a senior executive in the Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet, [4] [5] and was Victorian Executive Director of the McKell Institute in Victoria from 2020 until 2022. [4] [5]

Politics

Batchelor was elected as a member of the Victorian Legislative Council representing the Southern Metropolitan Region on 26 November 2022. [5]

Since 21 November 2023, he has been Chair of the Legislative Council Environment and Planning Committee. [5] He has served as Deputy Chair of the Legislative Council Legal and Social Issues Committee since 24 February 2023, [5] and he has been a Member of the Integrity and Oversight Committee since 22 February 2023. [5]

From 9 March 2023 to 20 February 2024, Batchelor was Chair of the Select Committee on Victoria's Recreational Native Bird Hunting Arrangements. [5]

In August 2023, Batchelor and Belinda Wilson MP were accused of yelling at Greens MP Tim Read in the halls of the Victorian Parliament. [6] [7]

References

  1. Eddie, Rachel (14 December 2022). "Left-wing parties to hold sway in upper house as Greens quadruple seats". The Age. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  2. "Ryan Batchelor | Parliament of Victoria". new.parliament.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  3. "Hansard details | Parliament of Victoria". new.parliament.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "About Ryan". Ryan Batchelor MP. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Mr Ryan Batchelor". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  6. Eddie, Rachel (3 August 2023). "Fiery clash: Labor MPs confront integrity committee chair in parliament". The Age. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  7. Huitson, Joseph (3 August 2023). "'It was distressing': Victorian Labor MPs Ryan Batchelor and Belinda Wilson accused of harassing Greens MP Tim Read". Sky News. Retrieved 27 November 2024.