Peter Lockwood
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Peter Lockwood is a former Australia
n politician. He was a Labor Party
member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
, for a single term from 2002 to 2006.
Lockwood was born in Sydney
, New South Wales
, and attended Drummoyne Boys' High School
from 1963–68. He was a bus conductor 1969–71 and a business proprietor 1971–2002. He earned a Bachelor of Arts
from Swinburne University in 1987, and served on Knox City Council
from 1993–94 and 2000–2003. From 1989–2002 he was secretary of the Knoxfield
branch of the Australian Labor Party
.
He unsuccessfully contested the federal seat of Aston
for Labor in the 1998 federal election, but was the successful candidate for Bayswater
in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
in the 2002 state election. He was a backbencher in the Bracks
Government until 2006, when he lost his seat to the Liberal Party
candidate Heidi Victoria
.
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 was a 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...
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:...
, for a single term from 2002 to 2006.
Lockwood was born in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, and attended Drummoyne Boys' High School
Drummoyne Boys' High School
Drummoyne Boys' High School is a former high school in the inner western Sydney suburb of Drummoyne, New South Wales, Australia. It was a boys high school operated by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training with students from years 7 to 12. The school was established in 1940...
from 1963–68. He was a bus conductor 1969–71 and a business proprietor 1971–2002. He earned a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
from Swinburne University in 1987, and served on Knox City Council
City of Knox
The City of Knox is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of and has a estimated population of 155,969 people.-History:...
from 1993–94 and 2000–2003. From 1989–2002 he was secretary of the Knoxfield
Knoxfield, Victoria
Knoxfield is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 27 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Knox...
branch 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 unsuccessfully contested the federal seat of Aston
Division of Aston
The Division of Aston is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1984 and is named for Tilly Aston, a blind writer and teacher who helped found the Library of the Victorian Association of Braille Writers in 1894. It is located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne,...
for Labor in the 1998 federal election, but was the successful candidate for Bayswater
Electoral district of Bayswater
The Electoral district of Bayswater is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It covers the suburbs of Bayswater, Heathmont and Wantirna as well as parts of other neighbouring suburbs in outer eastern Melbourne....
in 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:...
in the 2002 state election. He was a backbencher in the Bracks
Steve Bracks
Stephen Philip Bracks AC is a former Australian politician and the 44th Premier of Victoria. He first won the electoral district of Williamstown in 1994 for the Australian Labor Party, and was party leader and Premier from 1999 to 2007....
Government until 2006, when he lost his seat to the Liberal Party
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...
candidate Heidi Victoria
Heidi Victoria
Heidi Victoria is a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly representing Bayswater for the Liberal Party of Australia.- Early life :...
.