Jump to content

Matthew Swinbourn

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Matthew Swinbourn
Matthew Swinbourn at Serpentine National Park
Parliamentary Secretary to the Attorney-General; Minister for Electoral Affairs
Assumed office
19 March 2021
MinisterJohn Quigley
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for East Metropolitan Region
Assumed office
22 May 2017
Personal details
Born (1975-04-03) 3 April 1975 (age 49)
Middle Swan, Western Australia
Political partyLabor
Alma materUniversity of Western Australia
ProfessionLawyer

Matthew Dean Swinbourn (born 3 April 1975) is an Australian politician. He was educated at Kent Street Senior High School.[1]

He was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council at the 2017 state election, as a Labor member for the East Metropolitan Region. His term began on 22 May 2017.

Following the 2021 Western Australian state election, Swinbourn was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Attorney-General and Minister for Electoral Affairs, John Quigley.[2]

Before entering politics, Swinbourn worked at several trade unions.[3] In 2002, he was employed by the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union as a workers' compensation officer. He took a position at the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union as an industrial officer in 2007 for three years,[4] before taking a position at the Health Services Union. Swinbourn returned to the CFMEU in 2012, where he worked as a lawyer until his election.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Parliament of Western Australia Inaugural Speech" (PDF). Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Premier announces re-elected Labor Government Ministry portfolios". Archived from the original on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  3. ^ Inaugural Speech | Hon Matthew Swinbourn MLC
  4. ^ "Matthew Swinbourn".