7/3/07
 

Geoff Howard
 

Party: Australian Labor Party
 
House: Legislative Assembly
 
Electorate:  Ballarat East
 
Electorate Office Address: 47 Little Bridge Street, Ballarat 3350
 
Electorate Phone: (03) 5331 7722
 
Electorate Office Fax: (03) 5332 8487
 
Email: geoff.howard@parliament.vic.gov.au
 
Website: http://home.vicnet.net.au/~ghoward/
 

Length of Service to date: 2721 days

Personal: Born 8 November 1955, Geelong, Victoria. Married, 2 children.
 
Birthplace: Australia
 
Education and Qualifications: Belmont PS 1961-67. Belmont HS 1968-70. Geelong HS 1971-73. BAgriSc 1977 (University of Melbourne). Grad Dip Ed 1979 (State College Rusden).
 
Parliamentary Service: Elected MLA for Ballarat East September 1999. Re-elected November 2002, November 2006.
 
Party Positions: Member, ALP Ballarat East Branch since 1987, Executive Member 1987-92. Executive Member, ALP Ballarat FEA 1992-94. Executive Member, ALP Country Labor 1998-99.
 
Ministerial Appointments: Parliamentary Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment 1999-2002. Parliamentary Secretary, Agriculture December 2002-December 2006.
 
Previous Occupation: Secondary teacher, Kaniva High School 1980-82, Sacred Heart Ballarat 1982-86, Ballarat Secondary College 1987-97. Part time Electorate Officer 1997-99. Part time farmer.
 
Local Government Service: Councillor 1989-94, 1996-99, Mayor 1993-94, City of Ballarat.
 
Memberships: Convenor, Ballarat 'Save our Services' and Ballarat `Public First'.
 
Interests: Bushwalking, agriculture, gardening, travel in Asia.