Brent Potter is an Australian politician, representing the

electoral division of Fannie Bay Fannie Bay is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. It is located in the inner northern suburbs of Darwin, with its current boundaries including the suburbs of Fannie Bay (from which it derives i ...

in the

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since 20 August 2022.

Career

Before his political career, Potter worked in the

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, during which he was deployed to Afghanistan. He also worked in aged care, defence manufacturing, business development, and as a policy advisor to

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''Territory Women'', Northern Ter ...

, the Northern Territory's Chief Minister since 13 May 2022. Potter has lived in Darwin since 2009. He has a Master's of Business from the

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Political career

Former

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Michael Gunner resigned from his seat of Fannie Bay in the Legislative Assembly on 27 July 2022, triggering the 2022 Fannie Bay by-election. The Labor Party revealed Potter as its candidate on 30 July. Potter's now deactivated

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page showed he had previously worked for an aerospace company which he had helped secure $10 million in public funds from the government. At the by-election on 20 August, he was elected, withstanding a swing against him.

Personal life

Potter has four children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Potter, Brent Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly Australian Labor Party members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly 21st-century Australian politicians Year of birth missing (living people) Living people