Brian Tee (politician)

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Brian Tee (born January 19, 1969) is an Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council since 2006, representing the Eastern Metropolitan Region.

Tee was born in Western Australia, and attended All Saints College and the University of Western Australia, where he studied law. He subsequently gained admission as a solicitor, and practiced with a commercial firm in Perth from 1992 to 1995. He was employed as an industrial officer by the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union from 1995 to 1999, and after a year in private practice, was employed by the Victorian Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development. In 2003, he shifted to the office of Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Minister for Planning Rob Hulls, where he worked as a senior adviser until his own election to parliament. [1]

Tee contested and won preselection in the second position on the ALP ticket in the Eastern Metropolitan Region for the Legislative Council in the leadup to the 2006 state election, beating out incumbent MLC Helen Buckingham, who subsequently announced her intention to retire. [2] This was enough to see Tee easily elected on election day, and he will take up his seat in parliament in the coming weeks. [3] Although his former employer, Hulls, is from the right-wing Labor Unity faction, Tee is associated with the party's rival Socialist Left faction. [4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Eastern Metropolitan Candidates: Brian Tee". vic.alp.org.au. Retrieved on December 15, 2006.
  2. ^ Austin, Paul. "ALP heavies tackle faction fracas before poll". The Age, February 27, 2006.
  3. ^ Colebatch, Tim. "Preferences trip up all but the DLP". The Age, December 13, 2006.
  4. ^ Austin, Paul. "ALP heavies tackle faction fracas before poll". The Age, February 27, 2006.