Tim Richardson | |
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Parliamentary Secretary for Men's Behaviour Change | |
Assumed office 28 May 2024 | |
Minister | Vicky Ward |
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 |
Parliamentary Secretary for Health Infrastructure | |
In office 5 December 2022 –28 May 2024 | |
Minister | Mary-Anne Thomas |
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]
Richardson is married and has 2 young daughters. Richardson was the first member of his family to attend university;he attained a Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Commerce from Deakin University. [2]
Richardson was first elected to State Parliament representing Mordialloc for the Labor party's at the 2014 Victorian State election,defeating incumbent Lorraine Wreford,who had held the seat since 2010,with a swing of 3.6%. [3]
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. [4]
He was re-elected in 2018 and again in 2022 - the 2018 result with a 10.9% two party preferred swing in his favour.
Richardson was one of six Labor MPs to vote against the legalisation of euthanasia in Victoria. [5] [6]
Originally a member of Labor Right,Richardson joined Labor’s left faction along with six of his colleagues shortly after the 2022 Victorian state election;giving Labor Left a majority of the state Labor parliamentary caucus. [7]
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