Tim Wilson (Australian politician)
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Timothy Robert Wilson (born 12 March 1980) is an Australian former politician and a member of the Liberal Party of Australia who served as the Federal Member for Goldstein in the Australian House of Representatives from 2016 to 2022. Wilson served as the Chair of the Standing Committee on Economics from 2018 to 2021 and as the Assistant Minister to the Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction from 2021 to 2022.[1] In the 2022 Australian federal election, Wilson lost his seat to independent candidate Zoe Daniel.[2]
Tim Wilson | |
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Assistant Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction | |
In office 8 October 2021 – 21 May 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Scott Morrison |
Minister | Angus Taylor |
Preceded by | Position created |
Succeeded by | Jenny McAllister (as Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy) |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Goldstein | |
In office 2 July 2016 – 21 May 2022 | |
Preceded by | Andrew Robb |
Succeeded by | Zoe Daniel |
Personal details | |
Born | Timothy Robert Wilson (1980-03-12) 12 March 1980 (age 44) Prahran, Victoria, Australia |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse |
Ryan Bolger (m. 2018) |
Alma mater | Monash University Murdoch University |
Website | www |
Before entering politics, Wilson was a policy director at the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) from 2007 to 2013 and Australia's Human Rights Commissioner from 2014 to 2016.