Frank McGuire (politician)
Frank McGuire | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Victorian Parliament for Broadmeadows | |
| In office 19 February 2011 – 26 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | John Brumby |
| Succeeded by | Kathleen Matthews-Ward |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 June 1957 Hamilton, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Labor Party |
| Relatives | Eddie McGuire (brother) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Website | www |
Frank McGuire (born 16 June 1957) is an Australian politician who represented the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Broadmeadows for the Labor Party from the 2011 Broadmeadows by-election[1][2] until the 2022 Victorian state election. McGuire was a journalist, political adviser, and business consultant prior to entering politics.
Journalism
[edit]Prior to becoming a politician, McGuire was a journalist and the winner of two Walkley Awards for excellence in journalism. The first was in 1993, when he won the investigative report award for a segment called 'Deadly Force' that screened on ABC TV's Four Corners program in May 1992.[3] In 2007, he won with fellow journalist Adam Shand, for a report on Nine Network's Sunday program, called "Force within a force" which was about alleged police corruption.[4]
McGuire's experience includes being a news reporter at the Melbourne Herald (1976–1984); reporter/producer/deputy chief-of-staff on Ten News (1986–1990). He was a current affairs investigative and political reporter on The 7.30 Report (1990–1991) and on Four Corners (1992–1993).[5]
Local government taskforce
[edit]In 1999, McGuire was the founding chair of the City of Hume's Hume Safe City Taskforce, and served until 2004..[6][7]
Political career
[edit]McGuire served in several Parliamentary Secretary roles, including the Medical Research, Small Business, and Innovation portfolios.
In December 2021 he lost Labor preselection for the 2022 Victorian state election.[8] He was succeeded by Kathleen Matthews-Ward.
Honours and awards
[edit]- Walkley Award, 1993 and 2007[5]
- Human Rights Television News and Current Affair Award, 1995[5]
- Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow, 2003[5]
- Hume City Council Award, 2010[5]
Personal life
[edit]McGuire was raised in Broadmeadows and lives in the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy.[6] McGuire and his brother, media personality and ex-Collingwood Football Club president, Eddie McGuire, were educated at Christian Brothers College in St Kilda on a scholarship.
McGuire is a keen follower of AFL football team, Essendon.[6] McGuire has three children.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Broadmeadows 2011 by-election: VEC, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ Eddie McGuire's brother tipped for safe Victorian seat, ABC AM, 19 February 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ 1993 Walkley Award winners, State Library: NSW. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ Frank McGuire and Adam Shand[permanent dead link], The Walkley Foundation. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f "Parliament of Victoria", 2 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ^ a b c "Lunch with Frank McGuire", 14 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ^ "Global Learning Village Project History", Global Learning Village. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ^ "Victorian Labor MPS lose preselection". 13 December 2021.
External links
[edit]- 1957 births
- Living people
- Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
- Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria
- Australian television journalists
- Journalists from Melbourne
- Walkley Award winners
- Scottish emigrants to Australia
- Australian people of Irish descent
- 21st-century Australian politicians
- The Herald (Melbourne) people
- People from Broadmeadows, Victoria
- Politicians from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
- Politicians from Melbourne
- People educated at St Mary's College, Melbourne