Peter McMullin (born 25 April 1952) is an Australian businessman, lawyer and philanthropist. He was the
mayor of Geelong
This is a list of the mayors of the City of Greater Geelong, a local government area, and the second largest city in Victoria, Australia. Before amalgamation in 1993 the central area of Geelong was covered by the City of Geelong, with the surro ...
in 2006 and deputy lord mayor of
Melbourne
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between 1996 and 1999. McMullin also held the role of president of
VECCI between 2010 and 2013, was chairman of the
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
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between 2000 and 2008 and was the deputy president of the
Museums Board of Victoria between 2000 and 2010.
McMullin is the eldest son of the late Ian McMullin, who founded
Spotless, an ASX 200 company.
Current roles
Peter McMullin is currently the chairman and director of McMullin Group, an investment company that specialises in commercial property development. He is also special counsel to Cornwall Stodart Lawyers, judge for the ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition in France and vice-president for th
Confederation of Asia-Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry(CACCI).
Philanthropic contributions
In 2017, McMullin and his wife Ruth have made one of th
most significant giftsin the history of
Melbourne Law School
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to establish the world's only academic centre devoted to the issue of statelessness. The Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness will work with governments, the not-for-profit sector and the UN on the growing problem of statelessness.
VECCI
McMullin held the position of deputy president between 2003 and 2010 before taking the lead of Victoria's largest business group the
Victorian Employers Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VECCI) as their president between 2010 and 2013. McMullin continued to serve as the immediate past president on the board until December 2015.
International trade
In 2015, McMullin was a member of the B20 Turkey 2015 Taskforce on Trade in
Istanbul
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,
Turkey
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. From 2014 to 2016 he was the director o
Australasian Dispute Resolution Centre which facilitates international mediation and cross-border dispute resolution in the Asia Pacific region. From 2013 to 2015 McMullin held the position of senior international business advisor for the
minister of foreign affairs
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,
Timor-Leste
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.
McMullin was a board member of the International Chamber of Commerce (Aust) (ICC Australia) between 2013 and 2015 and the treasurer and council member of the
Australian Institute of International Affairs Victoria
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between 2013 and 2014.
The arts and comedy
McMullin was chairman of the
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF) is the largest stand-alone comedy festival and the second-largest international comedy festival in the world. Established in 1987, it takes place annually in Melbourne over four weeks, typicall ...
between 2000 and 2008. During this time he helped pioneer the careers of countless Australian comedians with the development of
Raw Comedy
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,
The Road Show
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Premise
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and similar events.
Between 2004 and 2012 McMullin was a trust member of the
Geelong Performing Arts Centre
Geelong Arts Centre, formerly the Geelong Performing Arts Centre (GPAC), is a performing arts, functions, and events venue located in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The complex is located between Little Malop and Ryrie Streets in central Geelon ...
and from 2005 to 2013 the president of
Geelong Art Gallery
The Geelong Art Gallery, currently known as Geelong Gallery, is a major regional art gallery, gallery in the city of Geelong, Victoria, Geelong in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The gallery has over 6,000 works of art in its collectio ...
. During this time the Gallery acquired the
Eugene von Guerard's iconic work
View of Geelong. Between 2011 and 2015 McMullin was also a board member of the
National Portrait Gallery in
Canberra
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, Australia.
McMullin, as deputy president of the
Museums Board of Victoria between 2000 and 2010 which saw him chair the
Immigration Museum Committee.
Museum Victoria
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is governed by Museums Board of Victoria.
Melbourne City Council
McMullin was first elected to the City of Melbourne in 1996. He was later elected Melbourne's deputy lord mayor which he served until 1999. During this time he chaired the Federation Square Committee as part of the City/State partnership that created Melbourne's
Federation Square
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.
Geelong City Council
McMullin was elected to the
City of Geelong
The City of Geelong was a local government area about southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1849 until 1993.
History
Geelong was the second municipality in Victoria, ...
Council in 2004 and subsequently
Mayor of Geelong
This is a list of the mayors of the City of Greater Geelong, a local government area, and the second largest city in Victoria, Australia. Before amalgamation in 1993 the central area of Geelong was covered by the City of Geelong, with the surro ...
in 2005. He held the role of Mayor of Geelong from 2005 to 2006 and remained on the council until 2008.
2004 federal election
McMullin, a long-standing member of the
Labor Party, stood for pre-selection in the Federal Seat of
Corangamite, winning local and central party support. He achieved a swing of 3.2%, however, the incumbent
Stewart McArthur
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of the
Liberal Party
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retained his seat. The Labor Party went on to win the Federal Seat of
Corangamite in 2007.
2008 lord mayor candidacy
In October 2008, McMullin announced his candidacy for Lord Mayor of Melbourne following
John So
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's decision to not contest for a third term in the November 2008 elections.
Robert Doyle
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was ultimately elected Lord Mayor in 2008.
References
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1952 births
Living people
Mayors of Geelong