Matt Thistlethwaite
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Matthew James "Matt" Thistlethwaite (born 6 September 1972) is an Australia
n politician and member of the Australian Labor Party
. He was elected to the Australian Senate
representing New South Wales at the 2010 federal election. He is set to take office from July 2011.
Matt Thistlethwaite has extensive experience representing workers, as a lawyer and trade union official, in a range of industries including transport, power, manufacturing, agriculture, public sector, health and horse racing.
Matt Thistlethwaite is a former director of the State Transit Authority of NSW, and the NSW Manufacturing Council. He was a member of the Racing Industry Participants Advisory Council, and an Executive Member of the NSW Jockeys Association.
Matt Thistlethwaite has been an active surf lifesaver for 26 years and served four years as President of Maroubra Surf Lifesaving Club. He was also the President of Maroubra PCYC from 1999–2004, awarded by PCYC NSW for his dedicated services in 2005.
Recently, Matt Thistlethwaite has been working as a Senior Consultant with law firm Mallesons Stephen Jaques. His tertiary qualifications are: Diploma of Law, graduated 2001; Bachelor of Economics (UNSW).
Matt Thistlethwaite was elected General Secretary of NSW Labor from 2008–2010. He was the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Unions NSW from 2004 to 2008, and worked for the Australian Workers Union for 10 years. He has been a member of NSW Labor since 1995 and was President of NSW Young Labor from 1997–98.
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 and member of the Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
. He was elected to the Australian Senate
Australian Senate
The Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the lower house being the House of Representatives. Senators are popularly elected under a system of proportional representation. Senators are elected for a term that is usually six years; after a double dissolution, however,...
representing New South Wales at the 2010 federal election. He is set to take office from July 2011.
Matt Thistlethwaite has extensive experience representing workers, as a lawyer and trade union official, in a range of industries including transport, power, manufacturing, agriculture, public sector, health and horse racing.
Matt Thistlethwaite is a former director of the State Transit Authority of NSW, and the NSW Manufacturing Council. He was a member of the Racing Industry Participants Advisory Council, and an Executive Member of the NSW Jockeys Association.
Matt Thistlethwaite has been an active surf lifesaver for 26 years and served four years as President of Maroubra Surf Lifesaving Club. He was also the President of Maroubra PCYC from 1999–2004, awarded by PCYC NSW for his dedicated services in 2005.
Recently, Matt Thistlethwaite has been working as a Senior Consultant with law firm Mallesons Stephen Jaques. His tertiary qualifications are: Diploma of Law, graduated 2001; Bachelor of Economics (UNSW).
Matt Thistlethwaite was elected General Secretary of NSW Labor from 2008–2010. He was the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Unions NSW from 2004 to 2008, and worked for the Australian Workers Union for 10 years. He has been a member of NSW Labor since 1995 and was President of NSW Young Labor from 1997–98.