Matt Conlan
Matthew Conlan | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly for Greatorex | |
| In office 28 July 2007 – August 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Lim |
| Succeeded by | Division abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Matthew Escott Conlan Queensland, Australia |
| Political party | Country Liberal Party |
| Years | Term | Electoral division | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–2008 | 10th | Greatorex | Country Liberal | |
| 2008–2012 | 11th | Greatorex | Country Liberal | |
| 2012–2016 | 12th | Greatorex | Country Liberal | |
Matthew Escott Conlan (born 1968)[1] is an Australian politician.
He was a Country Liberal Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 2007 to 2016, having won his seat of Greatorex in a 2007 by-election. He held several ministerial portfolios in the Mills and Giles Ministries, including Minister for Tourism, Minister for Sport, Minister for Arts and Minister for Housing. He was also the Minister for Transport and Minister for Infrastructure from December 2014.[2] On 10 February 2015, Conlan resigned from all his cabinet positions, citing family reasons.[3]
Controversies
[edit]In 2014, Conlan was accused by Robyn Lambley of telling Alison Anderson to "fuck off, you cunt".[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Country Liberals".
- ^ CONLAN, The Honourable Matthew Escott, Northern Territory Parliament.
- ^ Vanovac, Neda (10 February 2015). "Conlan resigns in NT coup fallout". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- ^ "NT parliamentary walkout amid unrest in ruling Country Liberal party". 27 March 2014.
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