Born in Melbourne, Victoria, he attended Monash University 1972–76 and subsequently began practising as a psychiatric nurse. Having joined the Labor Party in 1976, he became a trade union official in 1981,[1] and in 1980 became a City of Heidelberg councillor, serving until 1982. In 1988, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Labor member for Preston. He held various positions in the shadow ministry from 1992–96, but was not included on the front bench when Labor won office in 1999. Leighton retired in 2006.[2] He died, aged 60, on 8 November 2014.[3]
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^Parliament of Victoria (2008). "Leighton, Michael Andrew". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
^Obituary: Michael Andrew Leighton, The Age, 10 November 2014.
michael, leighton, politician, michael, andrew, leighton, october, 1954, november, 2014, australian, politician, michael, leightonmember, victorian, legislative, assembly, prestonin, office, october, 1988, november, 2006preceded, bycarl, kirkwoodsucceeded, byr. Michael Andrew Leighton 20 October 1954 8 November 2014 was an Australian politician Michael LeightonMember of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for PrestonIn office 1 October 1988 24 November 2006Preceded byCarl KirkwoodSucceeded byRobin ScottPersonal detailsBornMichael Andrew Leighton 1954 10 20 20 October 1954Melbourne Victoria AustraliaDied8 November 2014 2014 11 08 aged 60 Melbourne Victoria AustraliaPolitical partyLabor PartyAlma materMonash UniversityOccupationPsychiatric nurse trade union officialBorn in Melbourne Victoria he attended Monash University 1972 76 and subsequently began practising as a psychiatric nurse Having joined the Labor Party in 1976 he became a trade union official in 1981 1 and in 1980 became a City of Heidelberg councillor serving until 1982 In 1988 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Labor member for Preston He held various positions in the shadow ministry from 1992 96 but was not included on the front bench when Labor won office in 1999 Leighton retired in 2006 2 He died aged 60 on 8 November 2014 3 References Edit Admin JL Vale Michael Leighton Archived from the original on 27 February 2016 Parliament of Victoria 2008 Leighton Michael Andrew re member a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851 Parliament of Victoria Retrieved 22 October 2009 Obituary Michael Andrew Leighton The Age 10 November 2014 Victorian Legislative AssemblyPreceded byCarl Kirkwood Member for Preston1988 2006 Succeeded byRobin Scott nbsp This article about an Australian Labor Party member of the Parliament of Victoria is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Leighton politician amp oldid 1153557692, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
