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The Big Picture – who cares?
- Former Premiers series
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June 23, 2016 @ 10:30 pm - June 24, 2016 @ 12:00 am
– Members' Lunch with the Hon Ted Baillieu
Former Premier of Victoria
Ted was elected Leader of the Victorian Liberal Party on 8 May 2006. Following the Victorian State Election in 2010, he served as Victoria’s 46th Premier and Minister for Arts from 2 December 2010 to 6 March 2013. He retired from Parliament at the 29 November 2014 Victorian State election.
As a former architect and Fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects, Ted uses his knowledge and experience to explore Victoria’s challenges and build a better future for all Victorians.
On entering Parliament in 1999 as the Member for Hawthorn, Ted held a number of shadow ministries, including Tertiary Education and Training, Gaming, Planning and the Arts.
In 2016 he was appointed Melbourne University’s Honorary Enterprise Professor, associated with the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, and Patron of Multicultural Arts Victoria.
Do you care? Join in this unique opportunity to listen and exchange views with your former Premier.