Neale Burgess

Neale Ronald Burgess (born 17 August 1956) is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal Party of Australia member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2006, representing the electorate of Hastings.

Burgess was born in Melbourne to a family of eight children. In 1994, he completed a Bachelor of Laws (with Honours) at the Queensland University of Technology, and was later admitted to the Bar. He worked for a numbers of years as a criminal law barrister. He operated a technology consulting business before entering politics. He was preselected as the Liberal candidate for the Labor-held seat of Hastings for the 2006 state election, and succeeded in winning back the traditionally conservative district for the Liberal Party.

Burgess is married with three children.^[1]

Voted against the Abortion Law Reform Bill 2008.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Parliamentary Handbook: Neale Burgess". Parliament of Victoria Retrieved on 3 April 2009.
2. ^ [1]

Victorian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Rosy Buchanan	Member for Hastings 2006–present	Succeeded by Incumbent

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Date of birth	17 August 1956
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