Brad Rowswell
Brad Rowswell | |
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Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Sandringham | |
Assumed office 24 November 2018 | |
Preceded by | Murray Thompson |
Personal details | |
Born | 1986 (age 37–38) Liberal |
Brad Rowswell (born 1986) is an Australian politician and the current
He was for a time the Shadow Assistant Minister to the Leader of the Opposition and Secretary to the Shadow Cabinet; however, he was removed from this role on Matthew Guy's return to the Liberal Party leadership in September 2021.[1][2]
Early life and career
Rowswell was born at the Sandringham Hospital and grew up in the suburb of Beaumaris.[3] He was educated at St Bede's College in Mentone. Rowswell once studied to be a Catholic priest.[4]
Prior to his election to parliament, Rowswell worked as a political advisor and a communications manager for the defense contractor
Politics
Rowswell was preselected as the Liberal candidate for the seat of Sandringham in 2018 over former councillor Felicity Frederico.[7] He suffered a 9.5% swing against him, but won the election by slightly over 500 votes.[5] While campaigning in 2017, a fundraiser for his campaign included former tennis player and anti-LGBT campaigner Margaret Court.[8][9]
Rowswell was appointed Shadow Minister for Energy in March 2021 by
Rowswell was re-elected at the
References
- ^ Preiss, Benjamin (9 March 2020). "First-term MPs on frontbench as Libs aim to be 'a better alternative'". The Age. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ Taylor, Josh (11 September 2021). "Australia has more than 2,000 new cases; Tony Abbott attacks mask 'snitching' – as it happened". The Guardian.
- ^ "Brad Rowswell MP". Brad Rowswell. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "TRANSCRIPT - LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ECONOMY AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE" (PDF). Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ a b Green, Antony (2018). "Sandringham". Victorian State Election 2018. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ ACT 2609, Raytheon Australia 4 Brindabella Circuit Canberra Airport. "Combat system dominance: 10 million hours, delivering for world-class defence programs". Raytheon Australia - News Release Archive. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Dunlan, Joseph (3 December 2018). "Victorian election 'catastrophe' spurs Liberal women to push for female MP quotas". ABC News. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ Willingham, Richard (4 June 2017). "Margaret Court the guest speaker at Liberal Party fundraiser in Melbourne". The Age. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Jones, Jesse (20 June 2017). "Margaret Court protest planned for Liberal fundraiser". Star Observer. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Victorian Liberals: 'Factional stitch-up' or generational change? Michael O'Brien loyalists dumped from Matthew Guy frontbench". The Age. 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Sandringham (Key Seat) - VIC Electorate, Candidates, Results". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ "Victorian Liberals expel controversial MP Moira Deeming for 'bringing discredit' to party". SBS News. Australian Associated Press. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.