Hon Matthew Swinbourn MLC

Minister for the Environment; Community Services; Homelessness.

BA; LLB

House:

Legislative Council

Party:

Australian Labor Party

Electorate:

Western Australia

Electorate Office:

Unit 2
201-205 Burslem Drive
Maddington WA 6109
Ph: (08) 9452 8311
Fax: (08) 9452 8366
Email: m.swinbourn.mlc@mp.wa.gov.au

Postal Address:
PO Box 390
Maddington WA 6989

Ministerial Office:

7th Floor Dumas House
2 Havelock Street
West Perth WA 6005
Ph: (08) 6552 6800
Minister.Swinbourn@dpc.wa.gov.au

Inaugural Speech:

Inaugural Video:

https://studio.youtube.com/video//edit

Speeches prior to 2025 by Matthew Swinbourn
Speeches in the 42nd Parliament by Matthew Swinbourn

Questions without Notice in the 42nd Parliament by Matthew Swinbourn
Questions on Notice in the 42nd Parliament by Matthew Swinbourn
Last 1000 Questions on Notice by Matthew Swinbourn
Last 1000 Questions by Matthew Swinbourn

Extract from the Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook
BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS

SWINBOURN Hon. Matthew , MLC
Member for Western Australia
Australian Labor Party

Parliamentary Service
Elected to the Fortieth Parliament on 11 March 2017, for the term commencing on 22 May. Re-elected 2021 and 2025 for the term commencing 22 May.

Parliamentary Appointments
Deputy Chair of Committees: 23 May 2017 to 4 May 2021.

Ministerial Appointments
Parliamentary Secretary to the Attorney General; Minister for Electoral Affairs: 19 March 2021 to present.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Mines and Petroleum; Energy; Corrective Services; Industrial Relations: 29 March 2022 to 8 June 2023.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Mines and Petroleum; Energy; Hydrogen Industry; Industrial Relations: 8 June 2023 - 8 December 2023.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Training and Workforce Development; Water; Industrial Relations: 8 December 2023 - 19 March 2025.
Minister for the Environment; Community Services; Homelessness: 19 March 2025 - present.

Standing Committees
Substitute Member, Standing Committee on Legislation for the inquiry into the Work Health and Safety Bill 2019: 2 June 2020 - 11 August 2020.
Chair, Standing Committee on Environment and Public Affairs: 23 May 2017 - 21 May 2021.
Member, Joint Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation: 25 June 2020 - 29 January 2021.
Member, Standing Committee on Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review: 25 May 2021 - 19 May 2022.

Select Committees
Member, Select Committee on Elder Abuse: 13 September 2017 - 13 September 2018.
Deputy Chair, Select Committee into Cannabis and Hemp: 13 October 2021 - 30 March 2023.

PERSONAL

Occupation before entering Parliament and Qualifications
Lawyer, Senior Industrial Officer, Workers Compensation Officer, Prosecutions Officer, Law Clerk and Sessional Lecturer at Notre Dame University.
BA, Double Major in Political Science and Anthropology.
BLaw

37 Members of the Legislative Council are elected at each election to represent the whole State of Western Australia

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