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Matthew Swinbourn

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

  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".