Richard Wynne

Richard Wynne

Hon. Richard William Wynne MLA (born 6 October 1955) is an Australian politician and former Minister for Housing, Minister for Local Government and Minister for Aboriginal Affairs in the State Cabinet of the Government of Victoria, and has held the Legislative Assembly seat of Richmond in the Victorian Parliament since 1999. He is a member of the Australian Labor Party and a member of the Socialist Left faction.

Prior to being elected to Parliament, Richard has been a social worker, an electorate officer and a ministerial adviser to state and federal Labor ministers. Richard was a councillor in the City of Melbourne 1986–91, including a term as Lord Mayor of Melbourne 1990–91.

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