John Mansfield Brumby (born 21 April 1953), Australian politician, is the 45th Premier and outgoing Treasurer of Victoria. List of Premiers of Victoria Before the 1890s there was no formal party system in Victoria. ... The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... Events The Sermon on the Mount (according to proponents of the 33 theory) April 7 - Crucifixion of Jesus (suggested date, but it is also suggested that he died on April 3, AD 33) Births Quintus Petillius Cerialis, brother-in-law of Vespasian Deaths April 7 - Judas Iscariot, disciple of Jesus... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... --> Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Rob Justin Hulls (bornJanuary 23, 1957) is an Australian politician. ... Stephen Philip Bracks (born October 15, 1954), Australian politician, was Premier of Victoria from 1999 to 2007. ... The Electoral district of Broadmeadows is an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly created in 1952. ... is the 111th day of the year (112th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The City of Melbournes coat of arms The central business district of Melbourne, viewed from the north Alternate meanings: Melbourne (disambiguation) Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 52,117 in the Central... Slogan or Nickname: Garden State, The Place to Be Motto(s): Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Constitutional monarchy Governor David de Kretser Premier Steve Bracks (resigning effective 30th July 2007) (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 37  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... is the 111th day of the year (112th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... List of Premiers of Victoria Before the 1890s there was no formal party system in Victoria. ... In many governments, a treasurer is the person responsible for running the treasury. ... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th)  - Land 227,416 km²  - Water 10,213 km² (4. ...

John Brumby was born in Melbourne and educated at Melbourne Grammar School and Melbourne University, where he graduated in Commerce in 1974, and at the State College of Victoria at Rusden (now part of Deakin University), where he completed a Diploma of Education in 1975. He was a teacher at Eaglehawk High School, near Bendigo in central Victoria, from 1976 to 1979. From 1979 to 1983 he was an employee of the Victorian Teachers Union. He was also active in the Australian Labor Party. Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... Melbourne Grammar School is an independent school in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, founded in 1858. ... The University of Melbourne, located in Melbourne, in Victoria, is the second oldest university in Australia (the University of Sydney is the oldest). ... Deakin University is a large Australian public university with around 32,000 students studying Bachelor, Masters, Doctoral and Professional programs as of 2004. ... For the English bare-knuckle fighter,Abednego,Bendigo, see William Thompson (boxer). ... For the English bare-knuckle fighter,Abednego,Bendigo, see William Thompson (boxer). ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

In 1983 John Brumby was elected to the Australian House of Representatives for the seat of Bendigo, which he held until his defeat in 1990. A member of the Labor Unity faction, he was a strong supporter of Prime Minister Bob Hawke and an opponent of the Socialist Left faction, which has its stronghold in the Victorian branch of the Labor Party. Australian House of Representatives chamber Entrance to the House of Representatives The Australian House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers) of the Parliament of Australia. ... The Division of Bendigo is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. ... The Labor Right is the organised faction of the Australian Labor Party (the Right) that makes up the more economically liberal and socially conservative members of the ALP. The Right claims to represent the social democratic (as opposed to socialist) element within the party. ... Judicial High Court Lower Courts Constitution State and territory governments Executive Governors and Administrators Premiers and Chief Ministers Legislative Parliaments and Assemblies State electoral systems ACT - NSW - NT - Qld. ... Robert James Lee (Bob) Hawke, AC (born 9 December 1929) is a former Australian trade union leader turned politician who became the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

John Brumby then worked as a consultant before being appointed Chief of Staff to the federal Minister for Resources and Tourism, Allan Griffiths with responsibility for the development of policy in areas such as energy, petroleum, minerals and tourism. He held this position until February 1993, when he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council at a by-election for the seat of Doutta Galla Province in Melbourne's western suburbs. The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Victoria, Australia. ...

The Victorian Labor government of Joan Kirner was defeated at the October 1992 state elections by the Liberal Party lead by Jeff Kennett. Joan Kirner later resigned as Leader and was succeeded by Jim Kennan, Jim Kennan resigned as ALP State Parliamentary leader and the Parliament in June 1993. John Brumby was subsequently elect as Labor's new State Parliamentary leader to fill the vacancy created by Jim Kennan's resignation, He resigned from the Council and was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly at a by-election for Kennan's seat of Broadmeadows. Joan Kirner Joan Elizabeth Kirner (born 20 June 1938), Australian politician, was the first female Premier of Victoria. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Jeffrey Gibb Kennett AC (born 25 July 1948), Australian politician, was one of the most influential and controversial men to hold the office of Premier of Victoria (6th October, 1992 to 20th October, 1999). ... Jim Kennan is a former Australian politician and current Adjunct Professor of Law at Deakin University. ... The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of Victoria in Australia. ... The Electoral district of Broadmeadows is an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly created in 1952. ...

In 1996 John Brumby, with the support of many in the Melbourne Community^{[citation needed]}, opposed the Kennett State Government's proposed relocation of the State Museum to Carlton Garden's site adjacent to the Royal Exhibition Building. It was at this time John Brumby first proposed that the Royal Exhibition Building and the Carlton Gardens be nominated for World Heritage Listing. The World Heritage nomination was opposed at the time by the Kennett Liberal State Government. It was not until after the 1999 State Election that John Brumby and the Bracks Labor Government nominated and obtained World Heritage Listing for this significant Melbourne Icon. The Royal Exhibition Building from the main avenue of the Carlton Gardens The Royal Exhibition Building, viewed from the west The Royal Exhibition Building is located in Melbourne, Australia. ... Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ...

From 1993 to 1996 John Brumby worked to restore Labor's fortunes in Victoria, the defeat of the federal Labor government in March 1996 prompted Kennett to call an early state election three weeks later, at which Labor made a net gain of two seats. This defeat was claimed to have undermined John Brumby's position as Leader. John Brumby was later replaced March 1999, agreeing to resign in favour of Steve Bracks. Stephen Philip Bracks (born October 15, 1954), Australian politician, was Premier of Victoria from 1999 to 2007. ...

Steve Bracks, having won the state election called by Kennett in September 1999, appointed John Brumby as Minister for Finance, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for State and Regional Development, forming part of the leadership team of senior ministers with Bracks, Deputy Premier John Thwaites and Attorney-General Rob Hulls. Steve Bracks became Treasurer as well as Premier, assisted by John Brumby who was responsible for Victoria's finances and most of the workload of the Treasury portfolio. In May 2000 John Brumby was appointed State Treasurer. Hon John Thwaites, election day November 2002 Johnstone William (John) Thwaites (born 15 October 1955), Australian politician, is Deputy Premier of the state of Victoria. ... Rob Justin Hulls (bornJanuary 23, 1957) is an Australian politician. ...

Since 2000 John Brumby has presided over a period of increasing growth in Victoria, and his economic management was given some of the credit, along with the personal popularity of Bracks, for Labor's landslide re-election in 2002. Victoria's budget surpluses have been fuelled in part by revenues from the federal government's goods and services tax, which Labor opposed. The Goods and Services Tax is a Value-added tax that exists in a number of countries. ...

One of John Brumby's proposed policies was to promise that a Labor Government would maintain a surplus budget.

During 2004 John Brumby was criticised by the flagging state opposition for sharp increases in the rate of land tax in Victoria, which was criticized by many for potentially threatening the viability of many small businesses. Land tax rates were cut in the 2005 state budget. Faced with a choice of having to fund road infrastructure at the expense of development of Victoria's schools, hospitals and public transport Brumby decided to impose a toll on the new Scoresby Freeway in eastern Melbourne, a highly controversial decision which provoked a hostile response from the Liberal Opposition and local community groups as well as the Federal Government. The Federal Opposition also tried to persuade Bracks and Brumby to reverse the decision, fearing a voter backlash at the 2004 Federal election. (Tolls were first introduced to the trans-urban CityLink by the Kennett Liberal Government). Land Value Taxation (LVT) is the policy of raising state revenues by charging each landholder a portion of the assessed site-only value of the unimproved land. ... EastLink will be a tolled freeway located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australias eastern and south-eastern suburbs. ... CityLink is a tolled freeway system in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Jeffrey Gibb Kennett AC (born 25 July 1948), Australian politician, was one of the most influential and controversial men to hold the office of Premier of Victoria (6th October, 1992 to 20th October, 1999). ...

On 27th July, 2007 the then Victorian premier, Steve Bracks, announced his resignation as premier and leader of the Labor Party. John Brumby was elected unopposed to the position of Premier on 30th July, 2007. Stephen Philip Bracks (born October 15, 1954), Australian politician, was Premier of Victoria from 1999 to 2007. ...

John Brumby has been credited with the success of Labor's term in office for providing sound and responsible management.^{[citation needed]}

An early challenge was his stance on the Federal Government's Murray-Darling Basin water conservation plan, where, under previous premier Steve Bracks, Victoria had been the only state to refuse to accept the federal government's plan to take over management of the nation's major rivers. There has been no indication that Brumby would reverse the decision, despite renewed approaches from the Federal Government.[1] Semi-arid grazing country near Burra Creek, South Australia The Murray-Darling Basin drains one-seventh of the Australian land mass and is currently by far the most significant agricultural area in Australia. ...

References

External links

• Treasurer's Webpage
• Official Site of Premier of Victoria

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