Josh Morris (politician)

Josh Morris
MLC
Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Western Victoria Region
Assumed office
29 November 2014
Personal details
Born (1982-10-27) 27 October 1982
Political party Liberal Party

Joshua William "Josh" Morris (born 27 October 1982) is an Australian politician. He is a Liberal member of the Victorian Legislative Council, having represented Western Victoria Region since 2014.[1][2]

Morris was born in Ballarat, and studied at St Patrick's College, Ballarat, and the Australian Catholic University. A physical education teacher by profession, he was most recently teaching at Darley Primary School. He was elected to the Ballarat City Council in 2011, and served as mayor from 2013 to 2014,[2] taking a leave of absence from his teaching job.[3]

Morris was a late entry into the 2014 state election, only being preselected for the safe second position on the Liberal ticket for the Western Victoria Region of the Legislative Council in August 2014.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Green, Antony. "Western Victoria Region". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  2. 1 2 "Joshua Morris". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  3. ↑ "Councillor Joshua Morris". City of Ballarat. Archived from the original on 2014-12-16. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  4. ↑ Dixon, Matthew (25 August 2014). "Ballarat mayor jumps into state politics". The Courier. Retrieved 16 December 2014.


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