Frank McGuire (politician) explained

Frank McGuire
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Nationality:Australian
Term Start:19 February 2011
Term End:26 November 2022
Predecessor:John Brumby
Successor:Kathleen Matthews-Ward
Constituency Mp:Broadmeadows
Parliament:Victorian
Party:Labor Party
Birth Date:1957 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Hamilton, Glasgow, Scotland
Relatives:Eddie McGuire Brigette McGuire
Occupation:Journalist

Frank McGuire (born 16 June 1957) is an Australian politician who represented the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Broadmeadows for the Labor Party from the 2011 Broadmeadows by-election[1] [2] until the 2022 Victorian state election. McGuire was a journalist, political adviser, and business consultant prior to entering politics.

Journalism

Prior to becoming a politician, McGuire was a journalist and the winner of two Walkley Awards for excellence in journalism. The first was in 1993, when he won the investigative report award for a segment called 'Deadly Force' that screened on ABC TV's Four Corners program in May 1992.[3] In 2007, he won with fellow journalist Adam Shand, for a report on Nine Network's Sunday program, called "Force within a force" which was about alleged police corruption.[4]

McGuire's experience includes being a news reporter at the Melbourne Herald (1976–1984); reporter/producer/deputy chief-of-staff on Ten News (1986–1990). He was a current affairs investigative and political reporter on The 7.30 Report (1990–1991) and on Four Corners (1992–1993).

Local government taskforce

In 1999, McGuire was the founding chair of the City of Hume's Hume Safe City Taskforce, and served until 2004..[5]

Political career

McGuire served in several Parliamentary Secretary roles, including the Medical Research, Small Business, and Innovation portfolios.

In December 2021 he lost Labor preselection for the 2022 Victorian state election.[6] He was succeeded by Kathleen Matthews-Ward.

Honours and awards

Personal life

McGuire was raised in Broadmeadows and lives in the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy. McGuire and his brother, media personality and ex-Collingwood Football Club president, Eddie McGuire, were educated at Christian Brothers College in St Kilda on a scholarship.

McGuire is a keen follower of AFL football team, Essendon.[7] McGuire has three children.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://vec.vic.gov.au/Results/StateBy2011resultBroadmeadowsDistrict.html Broadmeadows 2011 by-election: VEC
  2. http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2011/s3143221.htm Eddie McGuire's brother tipped for safe Victorian seat
  3. http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=401928 1993 Walkley Award winners
  4. http://www.walkleys.com/past-winners//past-winners/4568/ Frank McGuire and Adam Shand
  5. http://www.glv.org.au/learning-center/inclusion "Global Learning Village Project History"
  6. Web site: Victorian Labor MPS lose preselection. 13 December 2021.
  7. http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/lunch-with--frank-mcguire-20130912-2tl9l.html "Lunch with Frank McGuire"
  8. http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/members/id/1728 "Parliament of Victoria"