- Tel:
- (02) 6277 4633
- Fax:
- (02) 6277 8409
- Email:
- Email Kelvin
- 3 Munro Street
Coburg, VIC, 3058 - Tel:
- (03) 9350 5777
- Fax:
- (03) 9350 6613
- Web:
- http://home.vicnet.net.au/~thomson/
Parliament House
Wills Electorate Office
Biography
Kelvin was born in Coburg in 1955 and went to school at Pascoe Vale North Primary School, later winning a scholarship to Essendon Grammar School. He has first class honours degrees in Arts and Law (winner of the Supreme Court Prize 1987) from the University of Melbourne.
Before entering Parliament Kelvin worked for the Commonwealth Public Service, as an electorate officer, project officer for the Commonwealth Ombudsman and principal project officer for Australia Post.
He joined the ALP in 1975. He was elected as a Coburg Councillor in 1981 and served two terms as deputy mayor until 1988 when he was elected to the Victorian Parliament as the Member for Pascoe Vale He was re-elected in 1992 and served in the Shadow Cabinet from 1992-1994
In 1996 he was elected to the Federal Parliament as the Member for Wills. From 1998 to March 2007 Kelvin served in a range of Shadow Ministries, including Assistant Treasurer, Environment and Heritage, Regional Development, Roads and Housing, Public Accountability, Human Services and Attorney General.
In November 2007 Kelvin was re-elected to the Federal Parliament as Member for Wills. He is the chairman of the Federal Parliament's Treaties Committee.
Electorate Profile
State: Victoria
Name Derivation:Named after William Wills 1834-61, explorer and member of expedition which attempted to cross Australia in 1860-61.
Area and Location Description: Wills covers an area of approximately 57 sq km from Fawkner and Glenroy in the north to Brunswick in the south and also includes Essendon Airport. The main suburbs include Glenroy, Gowanbrae, Hadfield, Oak Park, Pascoe Vale, Strathmore and parts of Brunswick, Coburg and Fawkner.
Products/Industries of the Area: This area contains many large industries including paper, tiles, hosiery, steel, paints, glass, textiles, Australian Defence Industries, joinery, electrical goods and various hardware industries.
First Proclaimed/Election: 1948/1949
Demographic Rating: Inner Metropolitan
Members:
- THOMSON, K (ALP) 1996-
- CLEARY, P R (IND) 1993-1996
- HAWKE, R J L (ALP) 1980-1992
- BRYANT, G M (ALP) 1955-1980
- BRYSON, W G (ALP) 1949-1955