Wayne Swan - Member for Lilley

Treasurer

Wayne Swan - Member for Lilley

Parliament House

Suite MG 47
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Tel:
(02) 6277 7340
Fax:
(02) 6273 3420
Email:
Wayne.Swan.MP@aph.gov.au

Lilley Electorate Office

1162 Sandgate Road
Nundah, QLD, 4012
Tel:
(07) 3266 8244
Fax:
(07) 3266 4263

Postal Address:

PO Box 182
Nundah, QLD, 4012
Web:
http://www.swanmp.org

Biography

Wayne was educated at Nambour High School before graduating from Queensland University in 1975. He has been a lecturer in public administration at the Queensland Institute of Technology and worked as an adviser to former Opposition Leader Bill Hayden, Special Minister of State Mick Young and Leader of the Opposition Kim Beazley (1996-1998).

Wayne was elected state secretary of the Queensland branch of the ALP in 1991 before being elected to Federal Parliament as the Member for Lilley in 1993. He was re-elected in 1998 and served as Shadow Minister for Family and Community Services and a member of the Joint Committee on Electoral Matters.

Wayne was returned at the 2001 federal election and re-elected to the Shadow Ministry on 22 November 2001.

Wayne is patron of the Toombul Cricket Club, the Sandgate Pensioners-Superannuants League, the Sandgate PCYC, Workscope Inc and RSL Community Link for Geebung-Zillmere and is involved in many other sports, education and community organisations and groups.

Electorate Profile

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State: Queensland

Name Derivation: Named after Sir Charles Lilley 1830-97, former Premier and Chief Justice of Queensland.

Area and Location Description: Lilley covers an area of approximately 141 sq km of north eastern Brisbane. The main suburbs include Ascot, Banyo, Boondall, Brighton, Chermside, Clayfield, Deagon, Geebung, Gordon Park, Hamilton, Hendra, Kedron, Northgate, Nudgee, Nundah, Pinkenba, Sandgate, Shorncliffe, Taigum, Virginia, Wavell Heights, Wooloowin, Zillmere and parts of Albion, Aspley and Lutwyche.

Products/Industries of the Area: The area is mostly residential. Also included are Brisbane's domestic and international airports, light and heavy engineering, sea-cargo facilities, chemical production, warehousing (civilian and military), oil refining and storage and various small industries.

First Proclaimed/Election: 1913

Demographic Rating: Inner Metropolitan

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