Gordon Rich-Phillips

The Honourable Gordon Rich-Phillips MLC
Member of the Victorian Legislative Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 September 1999
Constituency	South Eastern Metropolitan Region
Personal details
Born	8 July 1974 (1974-07-08) (age 37) Dandenong, Victoria, Australia
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia

Gordon Kenneth Rich-Phillips (born 8 July 1974) is an Australian politician representing the Liberal Party of Australia in the Victorian Legislative Council.^[1]

Rich-Phillips first entered the Legislative Council at the 1999 election narrowly defeating Carlos Baldovino of the Australian Labor Party in Eumemmerring Province.

Since the election of the Baillieu government at the November 2010 elections he serves as Assistant Treasurer (including WorkCover and the Transport Accident Commission), Minister for Technology and Minister for the Aviation Industry.^[2]

After the reforms to introduce proportional representation into Legislative Council abolished his electorate, Rich-Phillips was preselected in the safe number one position in South Eastern Metropolitan Region for the Liberal Party at the 2006 election.^[3] Prior to that election, he was the youngest member of the Upper House.^[4]

References

1. ^ "Gordon Rich-Phillips MLC - About Gordon". http://www.rich-phillips.com.au/about_Gordon.asp. 
2. ^ Members Information: Hon Gordon Rich-Phillips, Parliament of Victoria.
3. ^ Green, Antony: Where are they now? The Fate of Current MLCs, ABC Elections, 2006.
4. ^ Old enough to drive? How about Parliament?, The Age, 22 August 2006.

Persondata
Name	Rich-Phillips, Gordon
Alternative names	Rich-Phillips, Gordon Kenneth (full name)
Short description	Australian politician; Member of the Victorian Legislative Council
Date of birth	8 July 1974
Place of birth	Dandenong, Victoria, Australia
Date of death
Place of death