Mr John Pesutto

Meet John
Prior to entering Parliament, John operated his own legal practice and corporate advisory firm. He was also a Senior Fellow at Melbourne University's School of Government while regularly appearing on TV and radio to discuss current affairs. During much of this time, he wrote a fortnightly column for The Age.
John was prompted to run for Parliament to serve his local community by helping people in need of assistance, whether it be a need for housing or access to public services. John was also inspired to put himself forward as a voice for his community in the Victorian Parliament.
The main passions and priorities John has as a member of Parliament are good governance, evidenced by government decisions being based on integrity, transparency and honesty, multiculturalism and diversity - providing opportunities for all, managing all the State's resources to provide for our community's current needs while also leaving for future generations a Victoria that is in better shape than that which we inherited, and delivering for the electorate of Hawthorn.
Appointments
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Shadow Minister for Multicultural Affairs since December 2022
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Shadow Minister for Education since August 2023
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Shadow Minister for Child Protection since August 2023
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Shadow Attorney-General December 2014 - December 2018
Positions
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Leader of the Opposition since December 2022
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Leader of the Liberal Party since December 2022
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Leader of the Liberal and Nationals Coalition since December 2022
Committee Memberships
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Member, Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee December 2014 - October 2018
Electorate
Hawthorn
Leaflet map showing the electorate of Hawthorn.
Other members for this area
Each district is a part of a region, which has five members.
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Georgie Crozier | Southern Metropolitan | Liberal Party
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John Berger | Southern Metropolitan | Australian Labor Party
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David Davis | Southern Metropolitan | Liberal Party
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Ryan Batchelor | Southern Metropolitan | Australian Labor Party
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Katherine Copsey | Southern Metropolitan | The Australian Greens - Victoria
Electorate office
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