Wade Noonan
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Wade Noonan | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Williamstown | |
| In office 15 September 2007 – 24 November 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Steve Bracks |
| Succeeded by | Melissa Horne |
| Minister for Police | |
| In office 4 December 2014 – 23 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Kim Wells (Police and Emergency Services) |
| Succeeded by | Lisa Neville |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 April 1971 |
| Party | Labor |
| Alma mater | Swinburne University of Technology |
Wade Mathew Noonan (born 7 April 1971) is an Australian former politician. He was a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 2007 to 2018, representing the electorate of Williamstown. He was a minister in the Andrews Ministry from December 2014; initially as Minister for Police and Minister for Corrections (2014–2016), and from 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.[1] Noonan's father, Bill Noonan, is a long-time TWU official and Victorian state secretary.[2]
