Michael O'Brien (Victorian politician)
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The Honourable Michael O'Brien MP |
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| Treasurer of Victoria | |
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In office 13 March 2013 – 4 December 2014 |
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| Premier | Denis Napthine |
| Preceded by | Kim Wells |
| Succeeded by | Tim Pallas |
| Victorian Minister for Energy & Resources Minister for Consumer Affairs Minister for Gaming |
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In office 2 December 2010 – 13 March 2013 |
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| Premier | Ted Baillieu |
| Preceded by | Tony Robinson |
| Succeeded by |
Nicholas Kotsiras (Energy & Resources) Heidi Victoria (Consumer Affairs) Andrew McIntosh (Gaming) |
| Member of the Victorian Parliament for Malvern |
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Assumed office 25 November 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Doyle |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
5 August 1971 Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Profession | Barrister |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Michael Anthony O'Brien (born 5 August 1971) is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal Party of Australia member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2006, representing the electorate of Malvern.
O'Brien served as Minister for Gaming, Minister for Consumer Affairs and Minister for Energy and Resources in the Ted Baillieu government from 2010 to 2013, and was promoted to Treasurer in the 2013–2014 Napthine government. Following the defeat of the Napthine government at the 2014 state election, O'Brien contested the leadership of the Liberal Party, but was defeated by Matthew Guy.
O'Brien underwent secondary education at Marcellin College before completing a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne. He worked as a barrister at the Victorian Bar practising in the fields of trade practices and commercial law. With co-author Jamie Richardson, O'Brien won the Law Institute of Victoria's Rogers Legal Writing Award in 2006. While at the Bar he also lectured part-time in trade practices at the Leo Cussen Institute of Continuing Legal Education and performed pro bono work.
O'Brien served as a senior adviser to the former Federal Treasurer Peter Costello for five years.
He stood for the Liberal Party of Australia in the blue-ribbon seat of Malvern at the 2006 state election, winning with over 60 per cent of second-preference votes.
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