Bill Tilley

Bill Tilley MP
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Benambra
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 November 2006
Preceded by	Tony Plowman
Personal details
Born	29 March 1963 Sydney, Australia
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Occupation	Police officer
Website	billtilley.com.au
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Service/branch	Australian Army
Years of service	1981–1994
Rank	Staff sergeant

William John "Bill" Tilley (born 29 March 1963) is the Liberal Party of Australia member for the seat of Benambra in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. He was elected at the 2006 Victorian state election, beating Labor candidate and Wodonga mayor Lisa Mahood and former Nationals Upper House member Bill Baxter.

Prior to his candidacy, Tilley served in the Australian Army and then Victoria Police.^[1]

Parliamentary career

Following the election of the Baillieu government at the 2010 Victorian state election, Tilley was appointed to be Parliamentary Secretary for Police. On 26 October 2011, the Office of Police Integrity released a report into the resignation of Assistant Police Commissioner Sir Ken Jones stating that Tilley had met with Sir Ken and Tristan Weston, a police officer on leave while acting as an advisor to the Police Minister Peter Ryan, to complain about the then Police Commissioner Simon Overland. As a result of the report, Tilley resigned as Parliamentary Secretary for Police.^[2][3]

References

1. Worrall, Brad (5 May 2006). "Surprised but MP knew it was coming". The Border Mail. Retrieved 2006-10-21.
2. "Tilley quits government police role". The Border Mail. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
3. Simon Lauder (27 October 2011). "Police watchdog finds campaign against Overland came from minister's office". PM. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 27 October 2011.