Brad Battin

Bradley William Battin (born 12 December 1975^[1]) is an Australian politician who currently serves as the Liberal Party member for Berwick in the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2022. he was previously the member for Gembrook from 2010 until the seat was abolished in 2022 following the 2021 Redistribution. He was formerly a police officer and owned a bakery in Wheelers Hill.^[2]

Brad Battin MP
Member of the Victorian Parliament for Gembrook
In office 2 December 2010 – 26 November 2022
Preceded by	Tammy Lobato
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Member of the Victorian Parliament for Berwick
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 November 2022
Preceded by	New seat
Personal details
Born	Bradley William Battin (1975-12-12) 12 December 1975 (age 47)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party
Occupation	Police officer

Career

Battin obtained a Diploma in Public Safety (Policing) with the Victoria Police, and a Graduate Diploma in Adolescent Health and Welfare from the University of Melbourne.^[3] In 2020 Battin completed a Graduate Certificate in Business. He has spoken on the issue of youth suicide on various occasions and targets raising further awareness about this.^{[citation needed]}

Battin was promoted to Shadow Cabinet in 2014 as the Shadow Minister for Emergency Services and Environment.^[4] In 2017, he was appointed the first Victorian Shadow Minister for the Building Industry while still retaining the Emergency Services portfolio.^[5]

In 2020, Battin moved to Shadow Minister for Youth Justice, Shadow Minister for Crime Prevention, Shadow Minister for Victim Support, Shadow Minister for Roads (Metro), Shadow Minister for Road Safety and the TAC.^[6]

In March 2021, Battin attempted to oust Michael O'Brien as leader of the state Liberal Party, but was defeated in a 22–9 vote, following which he resigned from his shadow ministry positions.^[7][8]

After the Liberal Party lost the 2022 state election, Battin ran in the subsequent Liberal Party state leadership election after previous leader Matthew Guy resigned. He was endorsed by two of his former election challengers Ryan Smith and Richard Riordan, but lost the vote 17–16 to John Pesutto, the member for Hawthorn.^[9]

References

1. . Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 13 February 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
2. "Mr Brad Battin". Parliament of Victoria. from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
3. About Brad Battin
4. "Victorian Coalition announces shadow cabinet of 24, with 10 new faces, led by Matthew Guy". ABC News. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
5. Burrows, Bonny (26 September 2017). "Minister MP given extra portfolio". Pakenham Gazette. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
6. Clarke, Mitchell (10 March 2020). "New role for Battin". Pakenham Gazette. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
7. Smethurst, Annika; Sakkal, Paul (16 March 2021). "Liberal challenger quits frontbench after failing to topple O'Brien". The Age. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
8. Fowler, Michael; Smethurst, Annika; Sakkal, Paul (16 March 2021). "Whose spill is it anyway? How Battin picked a fight with O'Brien but got KO'd by Guy". The Age. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
9. McCubbing, Gus (8 December 2022). "John Pesutto wins Liberal leadership in Victoria by one vote". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 9 December 2022.

External links

Victorian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Tammy Lobato	Member for Gembrook 2010–present	Incumbent

Victorian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by New seat	Member for Berwick 2022–present	Incumbent