Richard Dalla-Riva
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The Honourable Richard Dalla-Riva MLC |
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| Member of the Victorian Legislative Council | |
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Assumed office November 2002 |
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6 April 1963 Orbost, Victoria |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Occupation | Police officer, manager |
| Website | www |
Richard Alex Gordon Dalla-Riva (born 6 April 1963) is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal Party of Australia member of the Victorian Legislative Council since 2002, representing East Yarra Province (2002-2006) and Eastern Metropolitan Region (2006-present). He served as Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations and Minister for Manufacturing in the Baillieu Ministry from 2010 to 2013, but was dropped in a reshuffle when Denis Napthine replaced Baillieu as Premier.
Dalla-Riva was born in the regional town of Orbost, but grew up in Beechworth, before moving to Melbourne. After graduating from the Macleod High School (now Macleod College), he joined the police force, and was promoted to the rank of detective in 1988. He worked in a number of areas associated with financial crime, including the major fraud and asset recovery squads, and also spent time working for the National Crime Authority.
While still working in the police force, he studied business at the Phillip Institute of Technology (now part of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology). In 1995, after seven years as a detective, Dalla-Riva left the police force, and entered the private sector. He held various managerial roles at Woolworths Limited, before becoming the General Manager for a national food manufacturer. Later, Dalla-Riva became the Group Manager for a large disability service before becoming the State Regional Manager for a US multi-national company. He received an MBA from the University of Southern Queensland in 1998.
Richard Dalla-Riva has demonstrated a keen interest in community work and is currently involved in the following community organisations: the Essendon Football Club; Melbourne Cricket Club; Veneto Club Melbourne; Australia Day Council Victoria Inc. Dalla-Riva is the former Vice President of Kindergarten Parents’ Victoria Inc.
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