Peter McMullin was the Mayor of Geelong in 2006 and Deputy Lord Mayor of Melbourne

Melbourne

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 between 1996 and 1999. McMullin served as a Councillor of the City of Geelong

City of Geelong

The City of Geelong was a Local Government Area located about southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1849 until 1994.-History:...

 since 2004 and served as a Councillor of the City of Melbourne

City of Melbourne

The City of Melbourne is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the central city area of Melbourne. The city has an area of 36 square kilometres and has an estimated population of 93,105 people. The city's motto is "Vires acquirit eundo" which means "She gathers strength as she...

 from 1996 to 1999. He is also a member of the Australian Labor Party

Australian Labor Party

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McMullin is the son and heir to Ian McMullin, millionaire and founder of Spotless

Spotless

Spotless is an Australian company which provides services such as cleaning, catering, facilities management and non-core business support to outsourcing markets in Australia, New Zealand and the USA, as well as manufacturing garment hanger systems, labels and packaging for garment manufacturing...

, an ASX 200 company which specialises in cleaning, catering, facilities management and non-core business support to outsourcing markets in Australia, New Zealand and the USA.

Melbourne City Council

McMullin was first elected to the City of Melbourne in 1996. He was later elected by the Councillors to become Melbourne's Deputy Lord Mayor.

In 2001, following the Victorian Government's dismissal of the Melbourne City Council and its subsequent reform, Peter McMullin moved to Geelong where he was subsequently elected to the Geelong City Council

Geelong City Council

With the support of Melbourne and former Geelong CEO Michael Malouf, Peter McMullin was elected to the City of Geelong Council in 2004 and subsequently Mayor of Geelong in 2005. Peter McMullin was Mayor of Geelong 2005-2006, and remained on the Council until 2008.

2004 Federal Election

McMullin, a long standing member of the Labor Party

Australian Labor Party

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, stood for pre-selection in the Federal Seat of Corangamite

Division of Corangamite

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, winning local and central party support. At the Australian Federal Election in 2004, McMullin managed to secure a primary vote of 36.7% with a swing of 3.2% and a TPP vote of 44.7% to the 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...

 against 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...

 Stewart McArthur on 55.3%.

Peter McMullin renominated for ALP endorsement in 2007 for Corangamite but lost preslection to Darren Cheeseman

Darren Cheeseman

Darren Leicester Cheeseman , Australian politician, was the successful Australian Labor Party candidate for the federal seat of Corangamite at the federal of election of 24 November 2007....

, who went on to win the seat for the ALP in 2007.

2008 Lord Mayor Candidacy

In October 2008, Peter McMullin announced his candidacy for Lord Mayor of Melbourne following John So's surprise decision to not contest for a third term in the November 2008 Elections.

Positions since 2010

In 2010, Peter McMullin was elected President of the Victorian Employers Chamber Commerce and Industry (VECCI). He had served as Deputy President of VECCI between 2003 and 2010. He is President of the Geelong Art Gallery.
A practising lawyer since 1978, Peter McMullin served as the deputy president of the museums board of Victoria between 2000 and 2010. He was Chairman of the International Comedy Festival between 2000 and 2008.