Matt Benson-Lidholm | |
Honorific-Prefix: | The Honourable |
Honorific-Suffix: | MLC |
Office: | Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for Agricultural region |
Term Start: | 22 May 2005 |
Term End: | 21 May 2013 |
Birth Date: | 3 May 1952 |
Birth Place: | Albany, Western Australia |
Party: | Labor |
Spouse: | Jan |
Profession: | Teacher |
Matthew Francis Benson-Lidholm (born 5 March 1952) is an Australian politician. He was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council representing the Agricultural region and Deputy President of the Legislative Council. Elected to Parliament in the 2005 state election, he is a member of the Labor Party.[1]
Prior to entering parliament, Benson-Lidholm was a teacher and taught at Mount Barker Senior High School as well as TAFE and distance education.[2]
Benson-Lidholm unsuccessfully contested the 2023 Western Australian local elections in the City of Albany.[3]
With his wife Jan, he is a prominent breeder of Rhodesian Ridgeback dogs under the Bowbridge prefix.[4]