The Hon. Bruce Norman Atkinson

Party represented
Liberal Party
Electorates
Eastern Metropolitan (25 November 2006 - 25 November 2022)
Koonung (3 October 1992 - 24 November 2006)
*The start date for Members elected after 1900 is the date they were elected. The start date for pre-1900 Members is the date they were sworn in.
Ministries
Shadow Minister for Small and Medium Enterprises (22 December 2005 - 6 December 2006)
Shadow Minister for WorkCover (22 December 2005 - 6 December 2006)
Shadow Minister for Sport and Recreation (1 December 2005 - 6 December 2006)
Positions
President of the Legislative Council (1 December 2010 - 18 December 2018)
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Business Development (1 November 2009 - 31 December 2010)
Deputy President of the Legislative Council (1 December 2006 - 1 December 2010)
Spokesperson for Sport and Recreation (23 January 2004 - 31 December 2005)
Spokesperson for Small Business (13 December 2002 - 22 December 2005)
Parliamentary Secretary for Planning and Local Government (1 January 1996 - 31 December 1998)
Committee Memberships
Member Electoral Matters Committee (1 July 2019 - 2 June 2020)
Member Legislative Council Privileges Committee (21 March 2019 - 1 November 2022)
Member Legislative Council Environment and Planning Committee (4 February 2019 - 2 June 2020)
Member Legislative Council Procedure Committee (26 February 2015 - 30 October 2018)
Member Legislative Council Procedure Committee (26 May 2011 - 4 November 2014)
Member Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee (1 March 2007 - 2 November 2010)
Member Family and Community Development Committee (5 June 2002 - 5 November 2002)
Career
Research Officer, Journalist, Manager, Consultant
Journalist, Leader Newspapers 1970-73. Public Relations Officer, GJ Coles 1974-75. Youthwork Research, Glen Waverley 1975-76. Shopping Centre Manager, Northland 1977-79 and Centrepoint Mall 1979-81. Self-employed Business Consultant/Writer The Atkinson Group, Writer for Foodweek and Inside Retailing since 1981.
Education
Reference(s)
References: Victorian Parliamentary Handbook. Personal information.
Data Source: Victorian Parliamentary Handbook, 54th Parliament