Bart John Mellish (born 25 April 1983) is an Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2017, representing the electorate of Aspley.
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| Member of the Queensland Parliament for Aspley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 25 November 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Tracy Davis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 25 April 1983 Toowoomba, Queensland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Labor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born in Toowoomba, Queensland, Mellish completed his tertiary education at the University of Southern Queensland completing a Bachelor of Science and post-graduate certificate in Environmental Management, as well as completing a Master of Business Administration, specialising in Environmental Management.[1] Before entering politics, he was a transport and economic policy advisor, environmental consultant, rail consultant and policy advisor, and Chief of Staff to Senator Anthony Chisholm.[1]
Mellish was elected to the Legislative Assembly at the 2017 state election, defeating former Newman Government minister Tracy Davis with a 4.3% swing.[2] He was re-elected at the 2020 election, defeating LNP candidate and former Brisbane City Councillor Amanda Cooper with a 4% swing, increasing his margin to 5.4%. After his re-election, Mellish was promoted to the position of Assistant Minister to the Premier for Veterans' Affairs, Trade and COVID Economic Recovery.[3] Mellish assumed two additional ministries – Transport and Main Roads, and Digital Services – in December 2023. Mellish was re-elected for a third term in 2024, with a 0.04% margin of victory.
References
edit- ^ a b "Aspley - QLD Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Aspley - ABC News". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Charter Letter" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 August 2021.
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