Kim Wells

The Honourable Kim Wells MLA

Treasurer of Victoria
In office 2 December 2010 – 13 March 2013
Premier	Ted Baillieu
Preceded by	John Lenders
Succeeded by	Michael O'Brien
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Rowville
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 October 1992
Preceded by	Seat recreated
Personal details
Born	6 August 1958 Leongatha, Victoria
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Spouse(s)	Judy Wells
Website	kimwells.com.au

Kimberley Arthur "Kim" Wells (born 6 August 1958) is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 1992, representing first Wantirna and then Scoresby and Rowville. Wells was the Treasurer of Victoria from December 2010 until March 2013.

Wells was born in Leongatha, Victoria, and attended public schools in Bairnsdale, graduating in 1976. He received a Bachelor of Business, specialising in accounting, post-graduate Diploma of Business and a Master of Accounting from the Victoria University. He worked as an accountant from 1977, and joined the Liberal Party of Australia in 1984, holding various positions in the Wattle Park Branch.^[1]

Wells was selected as the Liberal candidate for Wantirna before the 1992 Victorian state election, and was elected. He held the seat until 2002, when it was replaced with Scoresby, which Wells won. In 2000 he was appointed Shadow Minister for Corrections, Police and Emergency Services. He was the Shadow Treasurer from December 2006 to December 2010.

Kim Wells became Treasurer of Victoria in the Baillieu Coalition Government. He was re-elected to the seat of Scoresby with an increased margin of 14.14 per cent.

After Premier Ted Baillieu resigned in March 2013, Wells became Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Minister for Bushfire Response in the Napthine Coalition Government. ^[2]

Wells retained the newly-named electorate of Rowville at the 2014 Victorian State Election.

References

↑ Parliament of Victoria (2008). "Wells, Kimberley ("Kim") Arthur". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
↑ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-03-13/new-cabinet-sworn-in/4570284

Political offices
Preceded by John Lenders	Treasurer of Victoria 2010–2013	Succeeded by Michael O'Brien
Victorian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Carolyn Hirsh	Member for Wantirna 1992–2002	Abolished
New seat	Member for Scoresby 2002–2014	Abolished
New seat	Member for Rowville 2014–present	Incumbent

Current Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly

Labor (47)	Jacinta Allan Daniel Andrews Lizzie Blandthorn Colin Brooks Josh Bull Anthony Carbines Ben Carroll Christine Couzens Lily D'Ambrosio Steve Dimopoulos Luke Donnellan Paul Edbrooke Maree Edwards John Eren Martin Foley Jane Garrett Judith Graley Danielle Green Bronwyn Halfpenny Jill Hennessy Geoff Howard Natalie Hutchins Marlene Kairouz Sonya Kilkenny Sharon Knight Telmo Languiller Hong Lim Frank McGuire James Merlino Don Nardella Lisa Neville Wade Noonan Martin Pakula Tim Pallas Danny Pearson Jude Perera Fiona Richardson Tim Richardson Robin Scott Ros Spence Nick Staikos Natalie Suleyman Mary-Anne Thomas Marsha Thomson Vicki Ward Gabrielle Williams Richard Wynne

Liberal (30)	Neil Angus Louise Asher Brad Battin Gary Blackwood Roma Britnell Neale Burgess Robert Clark Martin Dixon Christine Fyffe Michael Gidley Matthew Guy David Hodgett Andrew Katos Cindy McLeish David Morris Michael O'Brien Brian Paynter John Pesutto Richard Riordan Dee Ryall Ryan Smith Tim Smith David Southwick Louise Staley Murray Thompson Bill Tilley Heidi Victoria Nick Wakeling Graham Watt Kim Wells

National (8)	Tim Bull Peter Crisp Emma Kealy Tim McCurdy Russell Northe Danny O'Brien Steph Ryan Peter Walsh

Greens (2)	Sam Hibbins Ellen Sandell

Independent (1)	Suzanna Sheed

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