Matt Benson-Lidholm
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Matt Benson-Lidholm | |
---|---|
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for Agricultural region | |
In office 22 May 2005 – 21 May 2013 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Albany, Western Australia | 3 May 1952
Political party | Labor |
Spouse | Jan |
Profession | Teacher |
Matthew Francis Benson-Lidholm (born 5 March 1952) is an Australian politician. He was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council representing the Agricultural region and Deputy President of the Legislative Council. Elected to Parliament in the 2005 state election, he is a member of the Labor Party.[1]
Prior to entering parliament, Benson-Lidholm was a teacher and taught at Mount Barker Senior High School as well as TAFE and distance education.[2]
Benson-Lidholm unsuccessfully contested the 2023 Western Australian local elections in the City of Albany.[3]
With his wife Jan, he is a prominent breeder of Rhodesian Ridgeback dogs under the Bowbridge prefix.[4]
References
- ^ "Extract from the Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook". 2008. Archived from the original on 8 September 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2008.
- ^ "Matt Benson-Lidholm Inaugural Speech" (PDF). 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2008.
- ^ "2023 Ordinary Election - Albany". Western Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ "Bowbridge Rhodesian Ridgebacks".
Categories:
- Articles with short description
- Short description matches Wikidata
- Use dmy dates from January 2016
- Use Australian English from January 2016
- All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English
- 1952 births
- Living people
- Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council
- People from Albany, Western Australia
- Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Western Australia
- 21st-century Australian politicians