Richard Wynne
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The Honourable Richard Wynne MP |
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| Minister for Planning | |
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Assumed office 4 December 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Matthew Guy |
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Minister for Housing Minister for Local Government |
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In office 29 November 2006 – 2 December 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Candy Broad |
| Succeeded by | Jeanette Powell |
| Minister for Aboriginal Affairs | |
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In office August 2007 – 2 December 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Gavin Jennings |
| Succeeded by | Jeanette Powell |
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Richmond |
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Assumed office 18 September 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Demetri Dollis |
| 96th Lord Mayor of Melbourne | |
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In office 1990–1991 |
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| Preceded by | William Deveney |
| Succeeded by | Richard Meldrum |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
6 October 1955 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Occupation | Social worker |
Richard William Wynne (born 6 October 1955) is an Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 1999, representing the electorate of Richmond. He has been Minister for Planning in the Andrews Ministry since December 2014. He previously served as Parliamentary Secretary for Justice (1999-2002), Cabinet Secretary (2002-2006), Minister for Housing (2006-2010), Minister for Local Government (2006-2010) and Minister for Aboriginal Affairs (2007-2010) in the Bracks Ministry and Brumby Ministry. He is a member of the Australian Labor Party and a member of the Socialist Left faction.
Prior to being elected to Parliament, Wynne was a social worker, an electorate officer and a ministerial adviser to state and federal Labor ministers. He was a councillor for the City of Melbourne 1986–91, including a term as Lord Mayor of Melbourne 1990–91.
Richard Wynne grew up in the once working class, inner city suburb of North Melbourne. He attended St. Joseph's Christian Brothers College in Queensberry Street, North Melbourne (later known as St. Joseph's College, Melbourne). He completed his Higher School Certificate (HSC) in 1972.
Richard completed a Diploma in Youth Work in 1977 at Coburg State College, a Bachelor of Social Work in 1982 and a Diploma in Criminology in 1985 at the University of Melbourne. Pursuing a career in social justice, Richard Wynne worked as a Social Worker at the Flemington Community Health Centre from 1982–88.
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