Russell Northe

The Honourable
Russell Northe
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
for Morwell
In office
25 November 2006 – 26 November 2022
Preceded byBrendan Jenkins
Succeeded byMartin Cameron
Personal details
Born (1966-02-06) 6 February 1966 (age 58)
Traralgon, Victoria
Political party
ProfessionBusiness manager
footballer
football coach
Websiterussellnorthe.com.au

Russell John Northe (born 6 February 1966) is an Australian former politician who was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 2006 until his retirement in 2022.[1] Prior to winning preselection by The Nationals for the seat of Morwell, he was a local Australian rules footballer.[1][2] He resigned from The Nationals in August 2017, and served the rest of his time in office as an independent member of parliament.[3] Following Northe's retirement at the 2022 state election, National member Martin Cameron won Northe's previous seat of Morwell.[4]

  1. ^ a b Parliament of Victoria Parliamentary Handbook
  2. ^ "2008 Gippsland By-election". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 10 July 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Nationals MP to quit party over gambling, depression". ABC News. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "Morwell (*) (Key Seat) - VIC Election 2022". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 27 November 2022.