Preceded by Carl Kirkwood Name Michael Leighton Succeeded by Robin Scott Alma mater Monash University Party Australian Labor Party | Education Monash University Nationality Australian Role Australian Politician | |
Full Name Michael Andrew Leighton Born 20 October 1954
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ( 1954-10-20 ) Occupation Psychiatric nurse, trade union official Died November 8, 2014, Melbourne, Australia | ||
Political party Australian Labor Party | ||
Michael Andrew Leighton (20 October 1954 – 8 November 2014) was an Australian politician.
Born in Melbourne, Victoria, he attended Monash University 1972–76 and subsequently began practicing as a psychiatric nurse. Having joined the Australian Labor Party in 1976, he became a trade union official in 1981, and in 1980 became a City of Heidelberg councillor, serving until 1982. In 1988, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Labor member for Preston. He held various positions in the shadow ministry from 1992–96, but was not included on the front bench when Labor won office in 1999. Leighton retired in 2006. He died, aged 60, on 8 November 2014.
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