Timothy Owen Bull (born 9 December 1966) is an Australian politician. He has been a National Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2010,representing the electorate of Gippsland East. He served as Minister for Local Government and Minister for Aboriginal Affairs in the Napthine Ministry. [1]
Bull grew up in Metung,Victoria on the Gippsland Lakes where he attended Metung Primary School and then Nagle College,Bairnsdale. Bull was a newspaper editor,sports program coordinator with the Australian Sports Commission and community advocate in the area of disability services before entering parliament. [2]
Prior to entering politics Bull was a country sportsman of note,captaining the Bairnsdale Cricket Association (BCA) team for a number of years and winning three BCA cricketer of the year titles. He also captain coached the East Gippsland Football League (EGFL) interleague team and is a 100-goal kicker in a season. He kicked twelve and ten goals in two grand finals. His interests include spending time in the outdoors with his family fishing and camping,continuing to push for better disability services in rural areas,and "having some fun" as co-host of a local community radio sports show. He also has a strong interest in the military history of those from his area.
In more recent years Bull has trekked the Kokoda Trail on five occasions,accompanying Year 11 scholarship winning students from his local area,to walk in the footsteps of those from the East Gippsland community who served and in several cases,gave their lives. Each student is allocated a soldier and carries and his photo and personal details across the Trail,visits where they fought (and died) and then later attend their grave at Bomana War Cemetery to say 'thanks' and have a personal chat about their lives.
Bull entered Victorian politics at the 2010 Victorian State election,contesting the electorate of Gippsland East for the National Party. As part of the Coalition's election victory over John Brumby's Labor government,Bull ousted the sitting member,Independent Craig Ingram,with a 20-point two-candidate preferred swing,returning the seat to the National Party. [3] On 17 March 2014,he was made Minister for Local Government and Minister for Aboriginal Affairs in the Napthine Ministry,replacing Jeanette Powell. [4] He served until the defeat of the Coalition government that December. At the 2022 election,Bull gained a further massive primary vote of 63.34% and a two party preferred vote of 73.92%,making it the safest seat in Victoria.
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