- Darren Cheeseman
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Darren Cheeseman Member of the Australian Parliament
for CorangamiteIncumbent Assumed office
24 November 2007Preceded by Stewart McArthur Majority 0.41% Personal details Born 8 June 1976
Christchurch, New ZealandNationality Australian Political party Australian Labor Party Spouse(s) Kirsty Occupation Unionist Website www.DarrenCheeseman.org.au Darren Leicester Cheeseman (born 8 June 1976), Australian politician, was the successful Australian Labor Party candidate for the federal seat of Corangamite at the federal of election of 24 November 2007.
Cheeseman was born in Christchurch, New Zealand.[1] He grew up in Ballarat and attended Mount Clear Secondary College. He later studied for a Bachelor of Applied Science Geology at the University of Ballarat. He worked for the Association for the Blind, and during that time also served as a Councillor for the City of Ballarat. Later he worked for the Community and Public Sector Union.[2]
In 2006 Cheeseman contested Labor preselection for Corangamite against the Labor candidate in 2004, former Geelong mayor Peter McMullin.[3] Having secured preselection, he went on to win the seat with a 6.6% swing. McArthur had held the seat since 1984. Cheeseman attributed his win to opposition to the Liberal government's industrial relations laws, WorkChoices.[4] Labor had not won Corangamite since 1929.[3]
Mr. Cheeseman and his wife, Kirsty, live in the Surf Coast town of Torquay with their young son Isaac.[3]
References
- ^ Australian Parliamentary biography
- ^ ALP profile
- ^ a b c Whalley, Jeff, Ballarat man Darren Cheeseman breaks 70-year hoodoo in Corangamite, 26 November 2007, Geelong Advertiser
- ^ Rood, David, Swing to Cheeseman stops Lib's long run, 25 November 2007, The Age
External links
- Search or browse Hansard for Darren Cheeseman at OpenAustralia.org
Parliament of Australia Preceded by
Stewart McArthurMember for Corangamite
2007–presentIncumbent Current Members of the Australian House of Representatives from Victoria Labor Anna Burke · Anthony Byrne · Darren Cheeseman · Simon Crean · Michael Danby · Mark Dreyfus · Martin Ferguson · Steve Gibbons · Julia Gillard · Alan Griffin · Catherine King · Harry Jenkins · Jenny Macklin · Richard Marles · Rob Mitchell · Brendan O'Connor · Nicola Roxon · Bill Shorten · Laura Smyth · Mike Symon · Kelvin Thomson · Maria VamvakinouLiberal Kevin Andrews · Bruce Billson · Russell Broadbent · Josh Frydenberg · Greg Hunt · Sophie Mirabella · Kelly O'Dwyer · Andrew Robb · Tony Smith · Sharman Stone · Dan Tehan · Alan TudgeNational Greens Categories:- 1976 births
- Living people
- Australian Labor Party politicians
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Corangamite
- People from Ballarat
- University of Ballarat alumni
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