Josh Morris (politician) explained

Joshua Morris
Birth Date:1982 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Office:Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Western Victoria Region
Term Start:29 November 2014
Term End:24 November 2018
Party:Liberal Party

Joshua William Morris (born 27 October 1982) is an Australian politician. He was a Liberal member of the Victorian Legislative Council, having represented Western Victoria Region from 2014 to 2018.[1] [2]

Morris was born in Ballarat, and studied at St Patrick's College, Ballarat, and the Australian Catholic University. A physical education teacher by profession, he was most recently teaching at Darley Primary School. He was elected to the Ballarat City Council in 2012, and served as mayor from 2013 to 2014,[2] taking a leave of absence from his teaching job.[3]

Morris was a late entry into the 2014 state election, only being preselected for the safe second position on the Liberal ticket for the Western Victoria Region of the Legislative Council in August 2014.[4] Although his seat would be usually considered safe for the Liberal Party, he was defeated amidst the Liberal Party's landslide loss at the 2018 Victorian state election.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Western Victoria Region. Green. Antony. Antony Green. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  2. Web site: Joshua Morris. Parliament of Victoria. 2017-12-03.
  3. Web site: Councillor Joshua Morris. City of Ballarat. 2017-12-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20141216091623/http://www.ballarat.vic.gov.au/ac/councillors-and-wards/meet-your-councillors/councillor-joshua-morris.aspx. 2014-12-16.
  4. News: Ballarat mayor jumps into state politics . The Courier . 25 August 2014 . 16 December 2014 . Dixon, Matthew.
  5. News: Jaclyn Symes confirmed as ag minister in upper house results . The Weekly Times . 11 December 2018 . 23 December 2018.