Members Information - Gordon Rich-Phillips (South-Eastern Metropolitan)

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Hon Gordon Rich-Phillips

Full Name

Hon Gordon Kenneth Rich-Phillips

Party

PartyLiberal Party
Party PositionsMember, Narre Warren/Endeavour Hills Branch since 1997, Secretary 1997-99. Delegate State Council 1997-99. Delegate 1997-99, Secretary 1998, Berwick State Electorate Council. Delegate 1998-99, Chairman 1999, Holt Federal Electorate Council.
Current Portfolios
  • Assistant Treasurer
  • Minister for Technology
  • Minister responsible for the Aviation Industry
Ministerial AppointmentsAssistant Treasurer, Minister for Technology and Minister responsible for the Aviation Industry since December 2010.

Electorate Office

Address1/31 Princes Highway, Dandenong 3175
Phone(03) 9794 7667
Fax(03) 9794 7856

Ministerial Office

AddressLevel 5, 1 Macarthur Street, East Melbourne, VIC 3002
Phone(03) 9651 1044
Fax(03) 9651 1088

Internet

Email Addressgordon.rich-phillips@parliament.vic.gov.au

Representation

ElectorateSouth-Eastern Metropolitan
HouseLegislative Council

About

PersonalBorn 8 July 1974
BirthplaceAustralia
InterestsFlying, politics and 20th century history.
MembershipsAircraft Owners and Pilots Assoc. of Aust.; Berwick RSL; Greater Dandenong Chamber of Business & Industry; Life Member, Golden Key National Honour Society.

Academic

EducationEumemmerring SC 1987-1992. RMIT 1994. BBus 2000 (Monash University). Holder of Commercial Pilot Licence and Flight Radio Telephone Operators Licence. Holder of Multi Engine-Command Instrument Rating.

Occupation

Previous OccupationAircraft Refueller, Groupair P/L Berwick 1989-1990. Research Analyst, IBIS Business Information P/L 1993-97. Manager, Aviation Projects Tourism Victoria 1997-99.

Parliamentary History

Elected1999-09-18
Committees ServiceSelect Cttee into the Urban and Regional Land Corporation Managing Director 2001-02. Select Cttee into Seal Rocks 2002. Chair, Public Accounts and Estimates Cttee Inquiry into Environmental Accounting and Reporting 2000-02. Chair, Select Cttee on Gaming Licensing 2007-May 2008. Public Accounts and Estimates Cttee 1999-November 2010. LC Privileges Cttee 2007-November 2010. Chair, Standing Cttee on Finance and Public Administration April 2008-November 2010.
Parliamentary Party PositionsSpokesperson for Sport and Recreation December 2002-January 2004. Secretary of the Parliamentary Liberal Party since December 2002. Spokesperson for Commonwealth Games December 2002-December 2005. Spokesperson for Manufacturing & Exports January 2004-December 2005. Shadow Minister for Finance, Shadow Minister for TAC and Shadow Minister for Commonwealth Games December 2005-December 2006. Shadow Minister for Finance (including Transport Accident Commission and WorkCover) December 2006-August 2007. Assistant Shadow Treasurer (including Transport Accident Commission and WorkCover) August 2007-February 2008. Shadow Minister for Information Technology August 2007-December 2010. Shadow Minister for Finance (including Transport Accident Commission and WorkCover) February 2008-November 2009. Shadow Minister for Community Development February 2008-December 2010. Assistant Shadow Treasurer (including Transport Accident Commission and WorkCover), Shadow Minister for the Aviation Industry and Shadow Minister for Federal/State Relations November 2009-December 2010.
Parliamentary ServiceElected MLC for Eumemmerring Province September 1999. Re-elected November 2002. Elected MLC for South-Eastern Metropolitan November 2006. Re-elected November 2010.

Last Updated: 2011-06-27