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Hon Peter Walsh
- Electorate
- Murray Plains
- Positions
- Leader of The Nationals
- Shadow Minister for Agriculture
- Shadow Minister for Regional Development
- Shadow Minister for Water
- Party
- The Nationals
- House
- Legislative Assembly
- Committees
- Dispute Resolution
Electorate Office
- Street Address
- 496 High Street, Echuca, VIC 3564
- Phone
- (03) 5482 2039
Internet
- Website
- http://www.peterwalsh.org.au
- http://www.facebook.com/peterwalshmp
- http://twitter.com/peterwalshmp
About
- Name
- Hon Peter Lindsay Walsh
- Personal
- Married, two children.
- Birth Country
- Australia
- Interests
- farming, Australian Rules football.
- Memberships
- AICD
- Victorian Farmers Federation.
Academic
- Education
- Fernihurst PS 1959-66. Boort HS 1967-72.
Occupation
- Occupation
- Irrigated horticulture and grain growing business at Boort. State Pres. Director SPC Limited 1995-2002. Victorian Farmers Federation 1998-2002.
Parliament History
- Parliamentary Service
- Elected MLA for Swan Hill November 2002
- Re-elected November 2006, November 2010
- Elected MLA for Murray Plains November 2014
- Appointments
- Minister for Agriculture and Food Security and Minister for Water December 2010-December 2014
- Committees Service
- Rural and Regional Services and Development Cttee 2003-06. Environment and Natural Resources Cttee March 2007-November 2010. Dispute Resolution Cttee, Legislative Assembly Privileges Cttee April 2011-November 2014. Chair Legislative Assembly Privileges Cttee April 2013-November 2014. Dispute Resolution Cttee April 2007-November 2010, April 2011-November 2014 and since April 2015.
- Parliamentary Party Positions
- Deputy 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 and Shadow Minister for Agriculture since December 2014
- Shadow Minister for Regional Development since December 2016
Last updated: March 23rd, 2017