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Mr Danny O'Brien
- Electorate
- Gippsland South
- Ministry
- Shadow Assistant Minister for Regional Health
Shadow Assistant Minister for Ambulance Services
- Position
- The Nationals Whip in the Legislative Assembly
- Party
- The Nationals
- House
- Legislative Assembly
- Committees
- Public Accounts and Estimates
Electorate Office
- Street Address
- 54B Cunninghame Street, Sale, VIC 3850
- Postal Address
- PO Box 9250, Sale, VIC 3850
- Phone
- (03) 5144 1987
Internet
- danny.obrien@parliament.vic.gov.au
About
- Name
- Mr Danny O'Brien
- Birth Country
- Australia
- Memberships
- National Party of Australia, Victoria
Carlton Football Club
Sale Fire Brigade
Sale Rotary Club
Sale Football Club
Sale City Football Club Coterie Group.
Academic
- Education
- Catholic Regional College, Traralgon, 1991. BEcon (in progress) (University of New England).
Occupation/Interests
Cadet Journalist, Gippsland Times Newspaper, Sale 1991-93. Journalist, Southern Cross Television, Traralgon 1993-94. Bureau Chief, Win Television, Traralgon 1994-96. Journalist and Gippsland Producer, Win Television, Ballarat 1996-97. Deputy News Director, Win Television Victoria, 1999-2000. Chief of Staff and Media Advisor to Mr Peter Ryan Leader of The Nationals 2000-04. Adviser to Mark Vaile Deputy Prime Minister, Leader of the Nationals 2004-07. Communications Manager, Rural Industries R&D Corporation 2007-09. Chief Executive Officer, National Irrigators' Council 2009-11. Policy Adviser, Australian Embassy Jakarta 2013. Chief of Staff, Hon Barnaby Joyce Deputy Leader of The Nationals 2013-14.
Parliament History
- Parliamentary Service
Appointed MLC for Eastern Victoria March 2014
Elected MLC for Eastern Victoria November 2014
Elected MLA for Gippsland South March 2015
Re-elected November 2018
- Appointments
- Shadow Minister for Sport March 2018 - December 2018
Shadow Minister for Veterans March 2018 - December 2018
Shadow Minister for Gaming and Liquor Regulation March 2018 - December 2018
Shadow Assistant Minister for Regional Health since December 2018
Shadow Assistant Minister for Ambulance Services since December 2018
- Parliamentary Party Positions
- The Nationals Whip in the Legislative Assembly since February 2019
- Speeches
Last updated: 29th April 2022