Tim Bull
Victorian Parliament for Gippsland East | |
|---|---|
| Assumed office 27 November 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Craig Ingram |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 December 1966 Bairnsdale |
| Profession | Newspaper editor, sports program coordinator with the Australian Sports Commission |
| Website | timbull |
Timothy Owen Bull (born 9 December 1966) is an Australian politician. He has been a
Napthine Ministry from March to December 2014.[1]
Biography
Bull grew up in
Metung, Victoria on the Gippsland Lakes where he attended Metung Primary School and then Nagle College, Bairnsdale. Bull was a newspaper editor, sports program coordinator with the Australian Sports Commission and community advocate in the area of disability services before entering parliament.[2]
Prior to entering politics Bull was a country sportsman of note, captaining the Bairnsdale Cricket Association (BCA) team for a number of years and winning three BCA cricketer of the year titles. He also captain coached the East Gippsland Football League (EGFL) interleague team and is a 100-goal kicker in a season. He kicked twelve and ten goals in two grand finals. His interests include spending time in the outdoors with his family fishing and camping, continuing to push for better disability services in rural areas, and "having some fun" as co-host of a local community radio sports show.
Political career
Bull entered Victorian politics at the
government that December.References
- ^ "Hon Timothy Bull". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ "Tim Bull MP". Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ "Bull wins battle of conservatives". Retrieved 6 November 2010.
- ^ Savage, Alison (13 March 2014). "Victoria Cabinet reshuffle: Denis Napthine names new ministers". ABC News. Retrieved 17 March 2014.