Llew O'Brien
| Llew O'Brien MP | |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Wide Bay |
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Assumed office 2 July 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Warren Truss |
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26 June 1972 Sydney, New South Wales |
| Political party | Liberal National Party |
| Spouse(s) | Sharon O'Brien |
| Father | Dennis O'Brien |
| Occupation | Member of the Federal Parliament of Australia |
| Awards | Queensland Police Service Medal |
| Website | http://llewobrien.com.au |
Llewellyn Stephen "Llew" O'Brien (born 26 June 1972) is an Australian politician. He is the member for Division of Wide Bay in the Australian House of Representatives. He is a member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland and succeeded the previous member, Warren Truss, at the 2016 federal election.
Prior to his election, O'Brien served as a police officer.
Both in his work as a police officer and Member of Parliament, Mr O'Brien has been a strong advocate for those with mental illness. In his First Speech Mr O'Brien spoke of his own decade long experience of living with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder brought about while serving as a Traffic Accident Investigator with the Queensland Police Service.
Mr O'Brien joined the Queensland Police Service in 1999.
In December 2013 Mr O’Brien was accused of having misused police resources for political purposes. Mr O'Brien was investigated and faced managerial action and was cleared of these allegations by Queensland Police.
Mr O'Brien has received both State and National medals for his Police service between 1999 and 2016. In 2010 Mr O'Brien was awarded the Queensland Police Service Medal. In 2011 Mr O'Brien was awarded the Queensland Flood and Cyclone Citation. In April 2015 Mr O'Brien was awarded a 15-year clasp to the Queensland Police Service Medal. In 2016 Mr O'Brien was awarded both the National Police Service Medal and the National Medal for ethical and diligent service.
Mr O’Brien became a member of The National Party in Queensland in 2006 has served in many roles within the party, including Vice President, Regional Chairman, State Executive, Branch Chairman and Campaign Chairman.
After the retirement announcement of long serving Member of Wide Bay and Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss, Mr O’Brien gained preselection for the seat for the Liberal National Party of Queensland to contest the 2016 Federal Election.
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