Ian Trezise
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Ian Douglas Trezise is an Australia
n politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since September 1999, representing the seat of Geelong
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footballer Neil Trezise
, and is of Cornish
descent. He was educated at Newcomb Primary and Geelong High School before completing a postgraduate diploma in personnel management. Ian worked for the Australian Workers Union for a number of years, before becoming shipping manager at the Port of Geelong. He is married with two children.
by a very narrow 16 votes, as part of the dramatic Victorian state election, 1999. In the 2002 election, Ian substantially grew his majority to 8.11%. Since that time he has served as Chairman of the Road Safety Committee.
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 has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since September 1999, representing the seat of Geelong
Electoral district of Geelong
The Electoral district of Geelong is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is based around inner metropolitan Geelong and includes the suburbs of Bell Park, Drumcondra, East Geelong, Geelong, Geelong West, Newtown and South Geelong and parts of Highton, and North Geelong...
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Background
Trezise was born and raised in Geelong, the son of high-profile Labor minister and AFLAustralian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
footballer Neil Trezise
Neil Trezise
Neil Benjamin Trezise was an footballer in the VFL and Australian Labor Party politician, of Cornish descent.-Football career:...
, and is of Cornish
Cornish people
The Cornish are a people associated with Cornwall, a county and Duchy in the south-west of the United Kingdom that is seen in some respects as distinct from England, having more in common with the other Celtic parts of the United Kingdom such as Wales, as well as with other Celtic nations in Europe...
descent. He was educated at Newcomb Primary and Geelong High School before completing a postgraduate diploma in personnel management. Ian worked for the Australian Workers Union for a number of years, before becoming shipping manager at the Port of Geelong. He is married with two children.
Parliamentary career
Ian was first elected in 1999, when he won the seat of GeelongElectoral district of Geelong
The Electoral district of Geelong is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is based around inner metropolitan Geelong and includes the suburbs of Bell Park, Drumcondra, East Geelong, Geelong, Geelong West, Newtown and South Geelong and parts of Highton, and North Geelong...
by a very narrow 16 votes, as part of the dramatic Victorian state election, 1999. In the 2002 election, Ian substantially grew his majority to 8.11%. Since that time he has served as Chairman of the Road Safety Committee.
See also
- Geelong, VictoriaGeelong, VictoriaGeelong is a port city located on Corio Bay and the Barwon River, in the state of Victoria, Australia, south-west of the state capital; Melbourne. It is the second most populated city in Victoria and the fifth most populated non-capital city in Australia...
- Neil TreziseNeil TreziseNeil Benjamin Trezise was an footballer in the VFL and Australian Labor Party politician, of Cornish descent.-Football career:...