Paul Weller (born 3 April 1959) is an Australian politician and was the Nationals member for Rodney in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from

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to 2014. Weller is a former dairy farmer from Lockington in Northern Victoria. Before entering Parliament he served as President of the

Victorian Farmers Federation The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) is an Australian non-profit membership based advocacy and lobby group that represents farmers in Victoria. The organisation represents its members in lobbying state and federal government on policy matters th ...

. Weller won pre-selection for Rodney after the retirement of

Noel Maughan Noel John Maughan (born 20 December 1936) was an Australian politician and the Nationals member for Rodney in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1989 until 2006. Prior to entering Parliament at a by-election in March 1989, Maughan was ...

. Despite unfavourable preferences from the Labor Party, Weller won 40% of the primary vote and 54% of the two-party-preferred vote against the Liberal candidate. In February 2014, he was elected Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly under

Christine Fyffe Christine Ann Fyffe (born 10 December 1944) is an Australian politician. She was a Liberal member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1999 to 2002 and again from 2006 to 2018, representing Evelyn. Personal life Fyffe was born in Staf ...

. His seat was abolished before the 2014 election and he contested the Legislative Council seat of Northern Victoria in the unwinnable fourth position on the Coalition ticket.

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1959 births Living people Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria Australian farmers 21st-century Australian politicians {{Australia-National-politician-stub