Geoff Shaw (politician)

Not to be confused with Jeff Shaw (politician).

Geoff Shaw
Shaw in 2010
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
for Frankston
In office
27 November 2010 – 29 November 2014
Preceded byAlistair Harkness
Succeeded byPaul Edbrooke
Leader of the United Australia Party
in Victoria
Incumbent
Assumed office
12 October 2022[1]
LeaderCraig Kelly
Personal details
Born
Geoffrey Page Shaw

(1967-10-12) 12 October 1967 (age 56)
Brisbane, Queensland
Political partyUnited Australia Party (2015–current)[2]
Other political
affiliations
Independent (2013–2015)
Liberal (2010–13)
SpouseBianca Shaw
EducationJohn Paul College
Alma materMonash University
ProfessionAccountant

Geoffrey Page Shaw (born 12 October 1967) is an Australian politician who represented Frankston in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 2010 to 2014.[3] He was initially a member of the Parliamentary Liberal Party until March 2013, before becoming an independent politician. In March 2014, Shaw resigned as a member of the Liberal Party as moves were being made to expel him from the party.[4]

In September 2013, allegations were made that Shaw had misused his parliamentary vehicle for private purposes. In May 2014, the Legislative Assembly's Privileges Committee found the allegations were substantiated.[5] Shaw was suspended from Parliament for eleven sitting days with effect in June 2014, ordered to pay a fine of A$6,838, and ordered to apologise to the Parliament upon his return.[6] Shaw's suspension followed a period of political instability in the Victorian Parliament.[7][8][9][10]

In October 2022, United Australia Party founder Clive Palmer announced that Shaw would lead the party's ticket for the 2022 Victorian state election and would run as a candidate for the Victorian Legislative Council in the Northern Victoria Region. Shaw cited frustration with the current Labor government and "the leadership of Daniel Andrews" as reasons for returning to state politics.[11]

  1. ^ "Palmer set to spend small on election, names Shaw as UAP state leader". 12 October 2022.
  2. ^ "UAP leader Geoff Shaw defends claim that 3 ex-PMs, including Menzies, were in their party". 6newsau.com. 6 News Australia. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  3. ^ "State Election 2010 : Frankston District". State election results. Victorian Electoral Commission. 2010. Archived from the original on 12 March 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  4. ^ Willington, Richard (17 March 2014). "Frankston MP Geoff Shaw resigns from Liberal Party". The Age.
  5. ^ "Inquiry in relation to recommendation 2 of the Ombudsman's report Whistleblowers Protection Act 2001: Investigation into allegations against Mr Geoff Shaw MP" (PDF). Legislative Assembly Privileges Committee (PDF). Melbourne, Victoria: Parliament of Victoria. May 2014. p. 6. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
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  11. ^ Godde, Callum (12 October 2022). "Palmer names ex-Lib as Vic UAP leader". The Canberra Times.