Phil Reeves (politician)
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Philip Gerard "Phil" Reeves (born 19 September 1966) is an Australia
n politician. Born in Brisbane
, he received a Bachelor of Arts in Leisure Management from Griffith University
and was a sports management and marketing consultant. He joined the Australian Labor Party
in 1987 and was Vice-President of the Garden City Branch. In 1998, he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly
as the member for Mansfield
, defeating sitting Liberal
MP Frank Carroll. Reeves has represented Mansfield since, and is currently Minister for Child Safety and Minister for Sport from 26 March 2009.
Reeves is married to Megan and has three children: Brianna, Ashleigh and Jemma.
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. Born in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, he received a Bachelor of Arts in Leisure Management from Griffith University
Griffith University
Griffith University is a public, coeducational, research university located in the southeastern region of the Australian state of Queensland. The university has five satellite campuses located in the Gold Coast, Logan City and in the Brisbane suburbs of Mount Gravatt, Nathan and South Bank. Current...
and was a sports management and marketing consultant. He joined 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...
in 1987 and was Vice-President of the Garden City Branch. In 1998, he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Queensland Legislative Assembly
The Queensland Legislative Assembly is the unicameral chamber of the Parliament of Queensland. Elections are held approximately once every three years. Voting is by the Optional Preferential Voting form of the Alternative Vote system...
as the member for Mansfield
Electoral district of Mansfield
The district of Mansfield is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.The district is based in the south-eastern suburbs of Brisbane. It is named for the suburb of Mansfield and also includes the suburbs of Burbank, Rochedale and Wishart...
, defeating sitting 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...
MP Frank Carroll. Reeves has represented Mansfield since, and is currently Minister for Child Safety and Minister for Sport from 26 March 2009.
Reeves is married to Megan and has three children: Brianna, Ashleigh and Jemma.