Neale Burgess
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Neale Ronald Burgess is an Australia
n politician. He has been a Liberal Party of Australia
member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
since 2006, representing the electorate of Hastings
.
Burgess was born in Melbourne
to a family of eight children. In 1994, he completed a Bachelor of Laws (with Honours) at the Queensland University of Technology, and was later admitted to the Bar. He worked for a numbers of years as a criminal law barrister. He operated a technology consulting business before entering politics. He was preselected as the Liberal candidate for the Labor-held seat of Hastings
for the 2006 state election
, and succeeded in winning back the traditionally conservative district for the Liberal Party.
Burgess is married with three children.
Voted against the Abortion Law Reform Bill 2008.
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 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...
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 2006, representing the electorate of Hastings
Electoral district of Hastings
The Electoral district of Hastings is an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It was created prior to the 2002 election due to population increases in Melbourne's outer south east...
.
Burgess was born in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
to a family of eight children. In 1994, he completed a Bachelor of Laws (with Honours) at the Queensland University of Technology, and was later admitted to the Bar. He worked for a numbers of years as a criminal law barrister. He operated a technology consulting business before entering politics. He was preselected as the Liberal candidate for the Labor-held seat of Hastings
Electoral district of Hastings
The Electoral district of Hastings is an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It was created prior to the 2002 election due to population increases in Melbourne's outer south east...
for the 2006 state election
Victorian state election, 2006
An election for the 56th Parliament of Victoria took place on Saturday, 25 November 2006. Just over 3 million Victorians registered to vote elected 88 members to the Legislative Assembly and, for the first time, 40 members to the Legislative Council under a proportional representation system...
, and succeeded in winning back the traditionally conservative district for the Liberal Party.
Burgess is married with three children.
Voted against the Abortion Law Reform Bill 2008.