John Castrilli
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Giovanni "John" Mario Castrilli was born 22 November 1950 in Roccamandolfi
in Italy
. He has been a Liberal
member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
representing the electorate of Bunbury
after winning the seat in the 2005 election
.
Castrilli's father, Antonio, arrived in Australia in 1952 from after migrating from Roccamandolfi
in Italy
, he was joined by the rest of his family in 1954.
Starting his career in local politics in 1991, Castrilli served as a councillor of the City of Bunbury
from 1991 to 1997. Castrilli was then elected as Mayor of Bunbury in 1997 and re-elected in 2001 with a massive majority of 73.5%.
Contesting the seat of Bunbury
for the first time in the 2005 election
Castrilli beat the sitting Labor
member with a swing of +0.6% and winning the seat by 0.4%. He immediately became a shadow minister under leader Matt Birney
, serving in the Local Government and Regional Development shadow portfolio from March 2005 to May 2005.
After the defeat of the Labor government at the 2008 election
, he was appointed to the Barnett Ministry
and became Minister for Local Government, in which role he has handled a controversial proposition to amalgamate smaller local councils.
Roccamandolfi
Roccamandolfi is a comune in the Province of Isernia in the Italian region Molise, located about 25 km southwest of Campobasso and about 15 km southeast of Isernia...
in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. He has been a Liberal
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
Western Australian Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Perth....
representing the electorate of Bunbury
Electoral district of Bunbury
The Electoral district of Bunbury is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.The district, taking in the city of Bunbury has existed continuously since 1890, being one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election...
after winning the seat in the 2005 election
Western Australian state election, 2005
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 26 February 2005 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and all 34 members to the Legislative Council...
.
Castrilli's father, Antonio, arrived in Australia in 1952 from after migrating from Roccamandolfi
Roccamandolfi
Roccamandolfi is a comune in the Province of Isernia in the Italian region Molise, located about 25 km southwest of Campobasso and about 15 km southeast of Isernia...
in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, he was joined by the rest of his family in 1954.
Starting his career in local politics in 1991, Castrilli served as a councillor of the City of Bunbury
City of Bunbury
The City of Bunbury is a Local Government Area in the South West region of Western Australia, covering an area of along the coast about south of Perth, the capital of Western Australia. The council is responsible for just over half of the Greater Bunbury metropolitan area, and the Port of Bunbury...
from 1991 to 1997. Castrilli was then elected as Mayor of Bunbury in 1997 and re-elected in 2001 with a massive majority of 73.5%.
Contesting the seat of Bunbury
Electoral district of Bunbury
The Electoral district of Bunbury is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.The district, taking in the city of Bunbury has existed continuously since 1890, being one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election...
for the first time in the 2005 election
Western Australian state election, 2005
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 26 February 2005 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and all 34 members to the Legislative Council...
Castrilli beat the sitting Labor
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
member with a swing of +0.6% and winning the seat by 0.4%. He immediately became a shadow minister under leader Matt Birney
Matt Birney
Matthew John Birney is an Australian politician. He was a Liberal member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2008, serving as Leader of the Opposition from 2005 to 2006....
, serving in the Local Government and Regional Development shadow portfolio from March 2005 to May 2005.
After the defeat of the Labor government at the 2008 election
Western Australian state election, 2008
A general election was held in the state of Western Australia on Saturday 6 September 2008 to elect 59 members to the Legislative Assembly and 36 members to the Legislative Council...
, he was appointed to the Barnett Ministry
Barnett Ministry
The Barnett Ministry is the 35th and current Ministry of the Government of Western Australia. It includes 13 members of the Liberal Party, three members of the National Party of Western Australia and an independent. It is led by the Premier of Western Australia, Colin Barnett, and Deputy Premier Dr...
and became Minister for Local Government, in which role he has handled a controversial proposition to amalgamate smaller local councils.