Matt Conlan Explained

Matthew Conlan
Constituency Am:Greatorex
Assembly:Northern Territory Legislative
Term Start:28 July 2007
Term End:August 2016
Predecessor:Richard Lim
Successor:Division abolished
Birth Place:Queensland, Australia
Birthname:Matthew Escott Conlan
Nationality:Australian
Party:Country Liberal Party

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Matthew Escott Conlan (born 1968)[1] is an Australian politician.

He was a Country Liberal Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 2007 to 2016, having won his seat of Greatorex in a 2007 by-election. He held several ministerial portfolios in the Mills and Giles Ministries, including Minister for Tourism, Minister for Sport, Minister for Arts and Minister for Housing. He was also the Minister for Transport and Minister for Infrastructure from December 2014.[2] On 10 February 2015, Conlan resigned from all his cabinet positions, citing family reasons.[3]

Controversies

In 2014, Conlan was accused by Robyn Lambley of telling Alison Anderson to "fuck off, you cunt".[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Country Liberals.
  2. http://notes.nt.gov.au/lant/members/Members1.nsf/49bd8676b89a70656925636c0021e38a/6eb891070715eea769256370000f2e94?OpenDocument CONLAN, The Honourable Matthew Escott
  3. News: Vanovac. Neda. Conlan resigns in NT coup fallout. 10 February 2015. Yahoo! News. 10 February 2015.
  4. https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/27/nt-parliamentary-walkout-amid-unrest-in-ruling-country-liberal-party