John Pesutto

John Pesutto (born 5 September 1970) is an Australian politician. He was a Liberal Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from November 2014 until November 2018 representing the Legislative Assembly seat of Hawthorn.[1]

John Pesutto
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
for Hawthorn
In office
29 November 2014  24 November 2018
Preceded byTed Baillieu
Succeeded byJohn Kennedy
Personal details
Born (1970-09-05) 5 September 1970
Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
Political partyLiberal Party
Spouse(s)Betty Pesutto
ChildrenThree
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
ProfessionLawyer
Websitehttp://www.johnpesutto.com.au/

Career

Pesutto was pre-selected to be Liberal member for Hawthorn after defeating John Roskam of the Institute of Public Affairs for the position. He was Shadow Attorney General in Matthew Guy's shadow ministry.[2]

On 14 December 2021, John Pesutto was endorsed as the Liberal Party candidate for Hawthorn at the 2022 Victorian state election[3]

Pesutto is considered to be a moderate Liberal.[4][5][6]

References

  1. "Hawthorn Results". ABC News. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  2. "'Why don't we get James on the line': John Pesutto hits back at rorting accusations". 3AW. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  3. Clarke, Mitch (14 December 2021). "Pesutto on comeback trail from on-air humiliation". Herald Sun. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  4. Preiss, Benjamin. "Labor claims victory in blue-ribbon Liberal seat of Hawthorn". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  5. Preiss, Benjamin. "The lessons that must be learnt from Pesutto's loss". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  6. Fowler, Michael. "'Come back and lead'? Not quite, but Pesutto wants more than just a comeback". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
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