Andrew McIntosh (Australian politician)
The Honourable Andrew McIntosh | |
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Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Kew | |
In office 18 September 1999 – 29 November 2014 | |
Preceded by | Jan Wade |
Succeeded by | Tim Smith |
Personal details | |
Born | Liberal Party | 5 April 1955
Children | one son |
Alma mater | Australian National University (BEc), University of Tasmania (LLB) |
Profession | Barrister |
Website | andrewmcintoshmp.com |
Andrew John McIntosh (born 5 April 1955) is an Australian politician. He was a
Early life
McIntosh was born in
Political career
McIntosh had joined the
In 2006, McIntosh was moved to the portfolios of Police and Emergency Services, Corrections, and Manager of Opposition Business.[1] In March 2009, he attracted attention for criticising the government for not releasing a weather briefing it had received predicting an "absolute extreme fire weather spike day" four days before the Black Saturday bushfires.[2]
According to a
McIntosh claimed that assaults in Victoria had doubled since 1999, and was instrumental in developing a Coalition policy advocating the abolition of
With the election of the
References
- ^ a b c Parliament of Victoria. "Hon Andrew McIntosh". Members Information. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 18 December 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ Austin, Paul (11 March 2009). "Sparks fly over bushfire warnings". The Age. Melbourne.
- ^ Rolfe, Peter (13 June 2010). "Our mystery MPs". Sunday Herald Sun. p. 15. "More than 50 voters from the must-win seat [Mitcham] were shown pictures of the 10 Liberal-National MPs most likely to be handed a position on Mr Baillieu's front bench. The results were staggering. An overwhelming majority had no idea who the MPs were. Voter recognition was weakest with Opposition consumer affairs spokesman Michael O'Brien, crime prevention spokesman Andrew McIntosh and education spokesman Martin Dixon, with not a single person able to identify them."
- ^ Sexton, Reid (14 May 2010). "Brumby in backflip on suspended sentences". The Age. Melbourne.
- ^ "Will more police make Victoria a safer place?". The Age. Melbourne. 2 May 2010.
- ^ "PM - Bracks denies dirt file allegations". www.abc.net.au.
- ^ Carlyon, Peta (17 April 2013). "McIntosh resigns over journalist 'indiscretion'". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 16 March 2021.