- Tim Pallas
Timothy Hugh Pallas (born:
7 January ,1960 ) is anAustralia n politician. He has been anAustralian Labor Party member of theVictorian Legislative Assembly since2006 , representing the electorate of Tarneit. He currently serves as the state Minister for Roads and Ports.Pallas, a former trade union official, was the chief of staff to
Premier of Victoria Steve Bracks before entering politics. He first contested the open preselection for the federal seat of Melbourne Ports in1998 , but was defeated byMichael Danby . He subsequently challenged senior ministerAndre Haermeyer for preselection for the state seat of Kororoit in2001 , but was again unsuccessful.In
2005 , Pallas challenged incumbent backbencherMary Gillett for preselection in the safe seat of Tarneit, and with Bracks' backing, was successful. He was easily elected at the 2006 state election, and was immediately appointed to Cabinet, being assigned the roads and ports portfolio.External links
* [http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/re-member/bioregfull.cfm?mid=1673 Tim Pallas at re-member]
* [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/08/22/1061529333635.html Preselection Koroit]
* [http://paulwatson.blogspot.com/2006_02_05_archive.html Presleection Melbourne Ports]
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