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Ministers & Members Search - THE HON. PETER WALSH (MURRAY PLAINS)
Member Database
The Hon. Peter Walsh (Deputy Leader of the Opposition)
- Electorate
- Murray Plains
- Positions
- Shadow Minister for Agriculture
Shadow Minister for Regional Victoria and Decentralisation
Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
Leader of The Nationals
Deputy Leader of the Opposition
- Party
- The Nationals
- House
- Legislative Assembly
- Committees
Electorate Office
- Street Address
- 496 High Street, Echuca, VIC 3564
- Phone
- (03) 5482 2039
Internet
- peter.walsh@parliament.vic.gov.au
- Website
About
- Name
- The Hon. Peter Lindsay Walsh
- Personal
- Married, two children.
- Birth Country
- Australia
- Memberships
- Member, The Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF).
Academic
- Education
- Fernihurst PS 1959-66. Boort HS 1967-72.
Occupation/Interests
Company Director
Irrigated horticulture and grain growing business at Boort. President and Member of the National Executive, Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) 1998-2002. Director, SPC Limited 1995-2002.
Parliament History
- Parliamentary Service
Elected MLA for Swan Hill November 2002
Re-elected November 2006, November 2010
Elected MLA for Murray Plains November 2014Deputy Leader of The Nationals December 2002-December 2015
Spokesperson for Water December 2002-December 2006
Spokesperson for Technology December 2002-December 2006
Spokesperson for Agriculture December 2002-February 2008
Spokesperson for Water, Environment and Climate Change December 2006-February 2008
Spokesperson for Industrial Relations and Spokesperson for River Murray December 2006-February 2008
Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Shadow Minister for Country Water Resources February 2008-December 2010
Leader of the Nationals since December 2014
Shadow Minister for Water December 2014-September 2017
Shadow Minister for Agriculture since December 2014
Shadow Minister for Regional Development December 2016-September 2017
Shadow Minister for Decentralisation since September 2017Minister for Agriculture and Food Security and Minister for Water December 2010-December 2014
- Appointments
- Shadow Minister for Agriculture since December 2014
Shadow Minister for Decentralisation September 2017 - December 2018
Shadow Minister for Regional Victoria and Decentralisation since December 2018
Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs since December 2018
- Committees Service
- Dispute Resolution Committee since February 2019.
- Parliamentary Party Positions
- Leader of The Nationals since December 2014
Deputy Leader of the Coalition December 2014 - December 2018
Deputy Leader of the Opposition since December 2018
- Inaugural Speech
Last updated: 22nd March 2019