Neale Burgess

Neale Ronald Burgess (born 17 August 1956) is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2006, representing the electorate of Hastings.

Neale Burgess
MP
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
for Hastings
Assumed office
25 November 2006
Preceded byRosy Buchanan
Personal details
Born (1956-08-17) 17 August 1956
Melbourne
Political partyLiberal Party
ProfessionBarrister, technology consultant
Websitenealeburgess.com.au/

Political career
Burgess's electoral Office in Sommerville Victoria.

Burgess first ran as the Liberal Party candidate for Hastings in the 2002 Victorian state election but lost the seat in the Labor ‘Brackslide’ to Labor’s Rosy Buchanan. Burgess ran again for the Liberals at the 2006 state election, and succeeded in winning back the traditionally conservative district for the Liberal Party. He later held the seat at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 state elections.

Burgess voted against the Abortion Law Reform Bill 2008,[1] and later voted for banning anti-abortion protesters from protesting outside abortion clinics.[2] In May 2018, he revealed he had changed his mind on the issue and now is opposed buffer zones.[3]

In November 2021, Burgess announced he would not recontest Hastings at the 2022 state election.[4]

Personal life

Burgess was born in Melbourne and grew up in Tocumwal. He is the father of three children.[5][6] In 1994, Burgess completed a Bachelor of Laws (with Honours) at the Queensland University of Technology,[7] and was later admitted to the Bar.[8] He worked for a number of years as a criminal law barrister.[9] He operated a technology consulting business before entering politics.[10]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Collier, Mary. "How your Vic MLAs voted on". Righttolife.com.au. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  3. "PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES (HANSARD)" (PDF). Parliament.vic.gov.au. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  4. Hui, Jin (12 November 2021). "Burgess gives up seat". Cranbourne Star News. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  5. "Neale Burgess (Hastings)". Members Information. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
  6. "About Neale". Nealeburgess.com.au. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  7. "Neale Burgess (Hastings)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  8. "Neale Burgess (Hastings)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  9. "Neale Burgess (Hastings)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  10. "Neale Burgess (Hastings)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
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