Presiding Officers elected

Bruce Atkinson has been elected President of the Legislative Council and Telmo Languiller has been elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.

Bruce Atkinson is a Member of the Legislative Council for the Eastern Metropolitan Region. He was first elected to parliament in 1992 and is a member of the Liberal Party. He has been President of the Legislative Council since December 2010. He also served previously as Parliamentary Secretary for Planning and Local Government. Click here for further details.

President of the Legislative Council, Bruce Atkinson

Telmo Languiller is the Member for Tarneit and was first elected to parliament in 1999. He is a member of the Australian Labor Party and was born in Uruguay. He previously held Parliamentary Secretary positions in Community Services, Multicultural Affairs and Human Services. In the last parliament he was Shadow Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition and for Multicultural Affairs. Click here for further details.

Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Telmo Languiller

Gayle Tierney has been elected Deputy President of the Legislative Council and Don Nardella has been elected Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.

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Published: Tuesday, 23 December 2014 09:41