Matthew Guy

The Honourable Matthew Guy MLC
Victorian Minister for Planning
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 December 2010
Premier	Ted Baillieu
Preceded by	Justin Madden
Member of the Victorian Legislative Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 November 2006
Personal details
Born	6 March 1974 Greensborough, Victoria
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Alma mater	La Trobe University

Matthew Guy (born 6 March 1974 in Greensborough, Victoria) is an Australian politician, and a member of the Victorian Legislative Council for the Liberal Party. He is the current Minister for Planning in the state of Victoria.

Matthew Guy was the Liberal candidate for Yan Yean in the 2002 Victorian State Election but was not elected. At the 2006 Victorian State Election he succeeded in becoming the first Liberal for the Northern Metropolitan Region in the Victorian Upper House after which he was soon appointed the then Shadow Minister for Planning.

Guy was re-elected at the 2010 Victorian State Election and was subsequently appointed as Planning Minister.

Prior to entering parliament Matthew Guy was a Ministerial advisor to former Liberal Premier Jeff Kennett and to the Assistant Federal Treasurer, Senator Rod Kemp. He was also the Chief of Staff to Dr Denis Napthine during his period as Opposition Leader.

He has also worked for the Victorian Farmers Federation and for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and is a member of the St Kilda Saints the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Radio 3RRR and the National Trust of Victoria.

Matthew Guy is married with two children.

References

• Parliament of Victoria biography
• First speech

Persondata
Name	Guy, Matthew
Alternative names
Short description	Politician
Date of birth	6 March 1974
Place of birth	Greensborough, Victoria
Date of death
Place of death