Joshua Michael Bull (born 4 April 1985) is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor Party member of the

Victorian Legislative Assembly The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Victoria in Australia; the upper house being the Victorian Legislative Council. Both houses sit at Parliament House in Spring Street, Melbourne. The presiding ...

since November 2014, representing the seat of Sunbury.

Early life and education

Bull was born in 1985, in

Sunbury, Victoria Sunbury () is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Melbourne central business district, Central Business District, located within the City of Hume Local government areas of Victoria, local ...

. He attended Sunbury Heights Primary, and graduated from Sunbury College in 2002, having been school captain. He went on to study at Deakin University from 2004 to 2007, undertaking a double degree in education and science. After completing his degree, Bull became a teacher.

Political career

Bull began his political career as an electorate officer for the former MP for

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. He has also been chief of staff to the federal member for

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, Rob Mitchell. Bull has been actively involved with the ALP since 2003, serving as the Craigieburn Branch secretary for six years, a state conference delegate for three years, and a member of the Education and Youth Affairs Policy Committee and the Sport, Culture and Tourism Policy Committee. In 2013, Bull was accepted into the Australian Defence Force as an

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officer cadet, though he has been on leave due to work commitments. He is a keen runner with Melbourne running club "The Crosbie Crew", and completed his first marathon in 2014.

References

External links

Parliamentary voting record of Josh Bull at Victorian Parliament Tracker
, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Bull, Josh 1985 births Living people Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly Deakin University alumni 21st-century Australian politicians Politicians from Melbourne People from Sunbury, Victoria