Matthew Swinbourn
Matthew Swinbourn | |
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Matthew Swinbourn at Serpentine National Park | |
| Minister for Environment; Community Services; Homelessness | |
| Assumed office 19 March 2021 | |
| Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 22 May 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 April 1975 Middle Swan, Western Australia |
| Political party | Labor |
| Alma mater | University of Western Australia |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Matthew Dean Swinbourn (born 3 April 1975) is an Australian politician. He was educated at Kent Street Senior High School.
He was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council at the 2017 state election, as a Labor member for the East Metropolitan Region. His term began on 22 May 2017.
Following the 2021 Western Australian state election, Swinbourn was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Attorney-General and Minister for Electoral Affairs, John Quigley.
Before entering politics, Swinbourn worked at several trade unions. In 2002, he was employed by the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union as a workers' compensation officer. He took a position at the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union as an industrial officer in 2007 for three years, before taking a position at the Health Services Union. Swinbourn returned to the CFMEU in 2012, where he worked as a lawyer until his election.