Ian John Maxfield (born 23 June 1959) is a former
Australian politician.
Born in
Warragul
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,
Victoria
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, he graduated from
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High School in 1976. In 1979, he received an A-Grade Electrical Mechanic and Motor Control certificate from
Noble Park TAFE and became an electrician. In 1986, he became an organiser with the
Shop Assistants Union.
In 1999, Maxfield was elected to the
Victorian Legislative Assembly
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The presidin ...
as the
Labor
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member for the
Liberal
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-held seat of
Narracan
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The electorate covers the provincial Warragul- Droui ...
, defeating sitting member
Florian Andrighetto. He held the seat until 2006, when he lost to Liberal candidate
Gary Blackwood, in a surprise defeat.
References
1959 births
Living people
Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria
Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Australian electricians
Australian trade unionists
People from Warragul
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