Nationality Australian Spouse(s) Kurt Oborne Website www.chrissteel.com.au | Political party Australian Labor Party Occupation Education advocate Party Australian Labor Party | |
Education Australian National University Profiles | ||
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Chris Steel (born 15 May 1986) is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly since 2016, representing the electorate of Murrumbidgee. Before his election, Steel was an education advocate working in the early childhood sector.
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Biography
Steel was born in Newcastle, New South Wales before his family moved to Canberra in the 1980s. As a child he grew up on the Southside in Torrens attending the local public schools, Torrens Primary, Melrose High School and Narrabundah College. He completed his Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and Bachelor of Arts (BA) at the Australian National University (ANU). Prior to his election into the ACT Legislative Assembly, Steel worked as the Policy and Research Manager at peak education advocacy group Early Childhood Australia. He has also worked as a policy adviser for both the Australian Government and Australian Capital Territory Government. Prior to being elected to office, Steel volunteered as a Director on the Board of YMCA Canberra and as a education mentor with Barnardos. Steel currently lives in Kambah with his partner Kurt.
Legislative Assembly
On the 16th of October 2016 Steel was elected to the Ninth Assembly to represent the new electorate of Murrumbidgee. Steel received the highest number of first preference votes of any Labor candidate in the new seat, 4,574 in total and achieved the highest percentage of the vote of any candidate in his home suburb of Kambah.
