Brian Lennox Tee (born 19 January 1969) is an Australian politician. He was a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 2006 to 2014, representing the

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. Tee was born in South Africa and educated in

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, and attended All Saints' College and the

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, where he studied law. He subsequently gained admission as a solicitor, and practised with a commercial firm in

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from 1992 to 1995. He was employed as an industrial officer by the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union from 1995 to 1999, and after a year in private practice, was employed by the Victorian Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development. In 2003, he shifted to the office of Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Minister for Planning

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, where he worked as a senior adviser until his own election to parliament. Tee contested and won preselection in the second position on the ALP ticket in the Eastern Metropolitan Region for the Legislative Council in the leadup to the 2006 state election, beating out incumbent MLC

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, who subsequently announced her intention to retire.Austin, Paul. "ALP heavies tackle faction fracas before poll". ''

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'', 27 February 2006. Tee was duly elected on election day. Although his former employer, Hulls, is from the right-wing

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faction, Tee is associated with the party's rival Socialist Left faction. Following the defeat of the Brumby Government at the 2010 election, Tee was elected as Shadow Minister for Planning and Shadow Minister for Sustainable Growth in the

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Opposition. Tee lost his seat to the

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at the

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.The Australian

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tee, Brian 1969 births Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Council Living people 21st-century Australian politicians University of Western Australia alumni South African emigrants to Australia Politicians from Perth, Western Australia People educated at All Saints' College, Perth