Bart Mellish Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Bart Mellish
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Office:Minister for Transport and Main Roads
Term Start:18 December 2023
Premier:Steven Miles
Predecessor:Mark Bailey
Office1:Minister for Digital Services
Term Start1:18 December 2023
Premier1:Steven Miles
Predecessor1:Mark Bailey
Office2:Assistant Minister to the Premier for Veterans Affairs and the Public Sector
Term Start2:18 May 2023
Term End2:18 December 2023
Premier2:Annastacia Palaszczuk
Steven Miles
Predecessor2:Himself (as Assistant Minister to the Premier for Trade, Veterans Affairs and COVID Economic Recovery)
Successor2:Jimmy Sullivan (as Assistant Minister for Justice and Veterans Affairs)
Office3:Assistant Minister to the Premier for Veterans Affairs, Trade and COVID Economic Recovery
Term Start3:18 November 2020
Term End3:18 May 2023
Premier3:Annastacia Palaszczuk
Predecessor3:Jennifer Howard (as Assistant Minister of State Assisting the Premier and Assistant Minister for Veterans Affairs)
Successor3:Himself (as Assistant Minister to the Premier for Veterans Affairs and the Public Sector)
Office4:Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Constituency4:Aspley
Term Start4:25 November 2017
Predecessor4:Tracy Davis
Birth Date:1983 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Toowoomba, Queensland
Party:Labor

Bart John Mellish (born 25 April 1983) is an Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2017, representing the electorate of Aspley.

Born in Toowoomba, Queensland, Mellish completed his tertiary education at the University of Southern Queensland completing a Bachelor of Science and post-graduate certificate in Environmental Management, as well as completing a Master of Business Administration, specialising in Environmental Management.[1] Before entering politics, he was a transport and economic policy advisor, environmental consultant, rail consultant and policy advisor, and Chief of Staff to Senator Anthony Chisholm.

Mellish was elected to the Legislative Assembly at the 2017 state election, defeating former Newman Government minister Tracy Davis with a 4.3% swing.[2] He was re-elected at the 2020 election, defeating LNP candidate and former Brisbane City Councillor Amanda Cooper with a 4% swing, increasing his margin to 5.4%. After his re-election, Mellish was promoted to the position of Assistant Minister to the Premier for Veterans' Affairs, Trade and COVID Economic Recovery.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aspley - QLD Electorate, Candidates, Results. 2021-08-05. abc.net.au. en-AU.
  2. Web site: Aspley - ABC News. 2021-08-05. www.abc.net.au. en.
  3. Web site: Charter Letter. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210804074033/https://cabinet.qld.gov.au/ministers-portfolios/assets/charter-letter/bart-mellish.pdf . 4 August 2021 .