Mick Veitch
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Michael Stanley "Mick" Veitch (born 19 December 1962) is an Australia
n politician and Australian Labor Party
member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
. Veitch has been a member of the Council since 24 March 2007.
Leaving high school, he worked as a shearer, a railway porter and a train station assistant. He finished his railway career as an Assistant Station Master at Rydalmere and Toongabbie train stations. He completed further studies at TAFE. He became the General Manager (Growth and Strategy) of Job Centre Australia Limited and also the Executive Officer of Wiradjuri Country Community Group Limited.
He joined the Labor Party in March 1989 He became the Secretary of the Young Branch of the Labour Party. He was also a Delegate to the Federal Electorate Council and also to the State Electorate Council.
He was elected as an independent Shire Councillor for Young Shire Council in September 1995. He was re-elected in 1999 and 2004.
In 1998, he ran as the Australian Labor Party
candidate for the Federal seat of Hume
(a Liberal/National coalition
safe seat). He was unsuccessful in that campaign, losing to Liberal Party candidate Alby Schultz
.
Veitch was deputy chair of the nine-member Southern Area Health Board for New South Wales.
Veitch was elected on 24 March 2007 to the New South Wales Legislative Council
with the nineteenth highest quota at that election.
He is married to Adrienne and has four children, and one granddaughter. He and his wife are foster parents.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician and Australian Labor Party
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 of the New South Wales Legislative Council
New South Wales Legislative Council
The New South Wales Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. The Assembly is referred to as the lower house and the Council as...
. Veitch has been a member of the Council since 24 March 2007.
Early years
Veitch was born at Gundagai New South Wales to parents Bob and Val. He is the oldest of five children. He attended Adelong Central School in his primary school years. His secondary studies were undertaken at Tumut High School.Leaving high school, he worked as a shearer, a railway porter and a train station assistant. He finished his railway career as an Assistant Station Master at Rydalmere and Toongabbie train stations. He completed further studies at TAFE. He became the General Manager (Growth and Strategy) of Job Centre Australia Limited and also the Executive Officer of Wiradjuri Country Community Group Limited.
He joined the Labor Party in March 1989 He became the Secretary of the Young Branch of the Labour Party. He was also a Delegate to the Federal Electorate Council and also to the State Electorate Council.
He was elected as an independent Shire Councillor for Young Shire Council in September 1995. He was re-elected in 1999 and 2004.
In 1998, he ran as the Australian Labor Party
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...
candidate for the Federal seat of Hume
Division of Hume
The Division of Hume is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. The Division is located in the central part of the state, just north of the Australian Capital Territory. The Division covers a predominantly rural area, with agriculture and coal mining the main industries...
(a Liberal/National coalition
Coalition (Australia)
The Coalition in Australian politics refers to a group of centre-right parties that has existed in the form of a coalition agreement since 1922...
safe seat). He was unsuccessful in that campaign, losing to Liberal Party candidate Alby Schultz
Alby Schultz
Albert John "Alby" Schultz , Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since October 1998, representing Hume, New South Wales. He was born in Melbourne, Victoria, and was a meat processing worker before entering politics...
.
Veitch was deputy chair of the nine-member Southern Area Health Board for New South Wales.
Veitch was elected on 24 March 2007 to the New South Wales Legislative Council
New South Wales Legislative Council
The New South Wales Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. The Assembly is referred to as the lower house and the Council as...
with the nineteenth highest quota at that election.
He is married to Adrienne and has four children, and one granddaughter. He and his wife are foster parents.