Nick Wakeling
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Nick Wakeling MP |
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| Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Ferntree Gully |
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Assumed office 25 November 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Anne Eckstein |
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6 May 1971 St Leonards, New South Wales |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Website | nickwakeling.org.au |
Nicholas (Nick) Wakeling (born 6 May 1971) is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal Party of Australia member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since November 2006, representing the electorate of Ferntree Gully. He served as Minister for Higher Education and Skills in the Napthine ministry from March to December 2014. Before his election, Wakeling was employed as a senior workplace relations advisor.
Wakeling was born at St Leonards, New South Wales. Wakeling is the eldest of two sons to Bill and Jacqueline Wakeling.
At an early age, Wakeling and his family moved to Melbourne and soon established their new home in Dandenong North. Wakeling attended Rosewood Downs Primary School and completed his HSC at Haileybury College, Melbourne.
In 1991, Wakeling completed a Bachelor of Arts from La Trobe University. In 1993, he completed a Graduate Diploma in Industrial Relations/Human Resource Management at RMIT. In 2001, Wakeling completed a Masters in Industrial and Employee Relations from Monash University. Wakeling was awarded the top graduating student in this Masters Course.
Wakeling has worked in a variety of industrial relations positions throughout his career. Over a 15-year period, Wakeling worked as an industrial advisor with the Victorian government's Wageline Department; as an industrial officer with the Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce (VACC); as a human resource advisor with the Nillumbik Shire Council and more recently as a senior workplace relations advisor with the Adecco Group of companies.
Wakeling has been active in a variety of charity and community organisations which has included assisting organisations such as the Royal Children Hospital's Good Friday Appeal, Berry Street Moomba Day activities, serving as a district chairman for the Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal as well as a range of other projects, including involvement in local treeplanting activities for over a decade.
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