Wade Noonan
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The Honourable Wade Noonan MP |
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| Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Williamstown |
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Assumed office 15 September 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Steve Bracks |
| Minister for Police | |
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In office 4 December 2014 – 23 May 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Kim Wells (Police and Emergency Services) |
| Succeeded by | Lisa Neville |
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| Born | 7 April 1971 |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Alma mater | Swinburne University of Technology |
Wade Mathew Noonan (born 7 April 1971) is an Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since September 2007, representing the electorate of Williamstown. He has been a minister in the Andrews Ministry since December 2014; initially as Minister for Police and Minister for Corrections (2014-2016), and since May 2016 as Minister for Industry and Employment and Minister for Resources.
Noonan studied at Parade College and the Swinburne University of Technology. He worked as a travel manager for STA Travel from 1990 to 1996, before becoming involved in the union movement. He worked as an organiser for the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association from 1996 to 2002, before shifting to the Transport Workers Union of Australia, where he became federal assistant secretary and federal organising and training officer. He remained in this role until his election to parliament. Noonan's father, Bill Noonan, is a long-time TWU official and Victorian state secretary.
In July 2007, Steve Bracks, the then Premier of Victoria and member for the safe Labor seat of Williamstown, suddenly announced his intention to retire from politics. Noonan emerged as an early favourite to win Labor preselection for the resulting by-election, and won the nomination after a deal to install television presenter Angela Pippos in the seat fell through. He was elected on 15 September 2007, defeating Greens candidate, former City of Maribyrnong mayor and future Senator Janet Rice.
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