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Hon Martin Foley
- Electorate
- Albert Park
- Positions
- Minister for Housing, Disability and Ageing
- Minister for Mental Health
- Minister for Equality
- Minister for Creative Industries
- Party
- Australian Labor Party
- House
- Legislative Assembly
Electorate Office
- Street Address
- 46 Rouse Street, Port Melbourne, VIC 3207
- Phone
- (03) 9646 7173
- Fax
- (03) 9646 8737
Ministerial Office
- Street Address
- Level 22, 50 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000
- Phone
- (03) 9096 7500
Internet
- Website
- http://martinfoley.com.au
- http://twitter.com/martinfoleyMP
About
- Name
- Hon Martin Peter Foley
- Personal
- Married, two children.
- Birth Country
- Australia
- Interests
- football, cycling, cricket.
- Memberships
- ALP
- Australian Conservation Foundation
- Fabian Society
- St Kilda Football Club
- South Melbourne Football Club
- Port Melbourne Football Club.
Academic
- Education
- BA(Hons) 1987 (Monash). MCom(Hons) 2000 (Melb).
Occupation
- Occupation
- Public Housing Community Development Worker. Union Official, Australian Services Union 1988-2003. Chief of Staff to State Minister, Government of Victoria 2003-07.
Parliament History
- Parliamentary Service
- Elected MLA for Albert Park September 2007 (by-election)
- Re-elected November 2010, November 2014
- Appointments
- Minister for Housing, Disability and Ageing, Minister for Mental Health, Minister for Equality, and Minister for Creative Industries since December 2014
- Committees Service
- Law Reform Cttee March 2007-November 2010. Dep Chair, Economic Development and Infrastructure Cttee May 2011-July 2013. Economic Development, Infrastructure and Outer Suburban/Interface Services Cttee August 2013-September 2013.
- Parliamentary Party Positions
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Leader of the Opposition January 2011-February 2012
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Ministers for Environment and Planning February 2012-December 2013
- Shadow Minister for Water, Shadow Minister for Arts, and Shadow Minister for Youth Affairs December 2013-December 2014
- Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader of the Opposition on Equality December 2013-December 2014
Last updated: February 25th, 2016