Kim Wells
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Kimberley Arthur "Kim" Wells (born 6 August 1958) is an Australia
n politician. He has been a Liberal
member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
since 1992, representing first Wantirna
and then Scoresby
. Wells has been the Treasurer of Victoria
since December 2010.
Wells was born in Leongatha
, Victoria
, and attended public schools in Bairnsdale
, graduating in 1976. He received a Bachelor of Business
, specialising in accounting, post-graduate Diploma of Business and a Master of Accounting from the Victoria University of Technology. He worked as an accountant from 1977, and joined the Liberal Party of Australia
in 1984, holding various positions in the Wattle Park Branch.
Wells was selected as the Liberal candidate for Wantirna
before the 1992 Victorian state election, and was elected. He held the seat until 2002, when it was replaced with Scoresby
, which Wells won. In 2000 he was appointed Shadow Minister for Corrections, Police and Emergency Services. He was the Shadow Treasurer from December 2006 to December 2010 when he became Treasurer of Victoria after having retained the seat of Scoresby with an increased margin of 14.14 per cent.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician. He has been a Liberal
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Victorian Legislative Assembly
The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia. Together with the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house, it sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Melbourne.-History:...
since 1992, representing first Wantirna
Electoral district of Wantirna
The Electoral district of Wantirna was an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.-Members for Wantirna:-See also:*Parliaments of the Australian states and territories*List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly...
and then Scoresby
Electoral district of Scoresby
The Electoral district of Scoresby is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.-Members for Scoresby:-Election results:-See also:* Parliaments of the Australian states and territories...
. Wells has been the Treasurer of Victoria
Treasurer of Victoria
The Treasurer of Victoria is the title held by the Cabinet Minister who is responsible for the financial management of Victoria’s budget sector. This primarily includes:* preparation and delivery of the annual State Budget;...
since December 2010.
Wells was born in Leongatha
Leongatha, Victoria
Leongatha is a town in the foothills of the Strzelecki Ranges, South Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia, located south-east of Melbourne. The town is the commercial, religious, educational and civic centre of the region. At the 2006 census, Leongatha had a population of 4,504.The Murray...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, and attended public schools in Bairnsdale
Bairnsdale, Victoria
Bairnsdale is a small city in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. With a population at the 2006 census of 11,282, it is a major regional centre of eastern Victoria along with Traralgon and Sale....
, graduating in 1976. He received a Bachelor of Business
Bachelor of Business
A Bachelor of Business is a three or four year business degree offered by traditional and newer universities from the post-Dawkins era in Australia and New Zealand...
, specialising in accounting, post-graduate Diploma of Business and a Master of Accounting from the Victoria University of Technology. He worked as an accountant from 1977, and joined the Liberal Party of Australia
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
in 1984, holding various positions in the Wattle Park Branch.
Wells was selected as the Liberal candidate for Wantirna
Electoral district of Wantirna
The Electoral district of Wantirna was an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.-Members for Wantirna:-See also:*Parliaments of the Australian states and territories*List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly...
before the 1992 Victorian state election, and was elected. He held the seat until 2002, when it was replaced with Scoresby
Electoral district of Scoresby
The Electoral district of Scoresby is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.-Members for Scoresby:-Election results:-See also:* Parliaments of the Australian states and territories...
, which Wells won. In 2000 he was appointed Shadow Minister for Corrections, Police and Emergency Services. He was the Shadow Treasurer from December 2006 to December 2010 when he became Treasurer of Victoria after having retained the seat of Scoresby with an increased margin of 14.14 per cent.