Andrew Giles
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Scullin |
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| Assumed office 7 September 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Harry Jenkins |
| Majority | 14.4% |
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| Born | 31 July 1973 Melbourne, Australia |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Dr Jillian Constable |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Profession | Lawyer politician |
Andrew James Giles (born 31 July 1973) is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives since September 2013, representing the Division of Scullin, Victoria. Giles joined the ALP when he was eighteen, and – prior to his election to Parliament – worked as a principal lawyer at Slater and Gordon in Melbourne, practicing in employment law.[1]
Early Life and Education
Giles has a Bachelor of Arts and Laws from the University of Melbourne.
Before entering Parliament, Giles was a principal solicitor for Slater and Gordon and as a senior associate at Holding Redlich lawyers and consultants. [2] He acted as a solicitor for refugees stranded aboard the Tampa.[3]
Giles has worked as a senior advisor for the Bracks and Brumby Governments in Victoria.[4] He was secretary of the Socialist Left in Victoria.[5]
Parliamentary career
Giles is the head of Labor's cities taskforce and has engaged in an Australia-wide cities listening tour.[6]
He is co-chair of Parliamentary friends of Amnesty International, and the deputy chair of the Parliament's Northern Europe group of its IPU members.[7]
Personal life
He has two children and lives with his wife, Dr Jillian Constable.[8]
In the 1990s, Giles played guitar in an indie rock band called Ether, along with James Cecil, who went on to play in bands such as Architecture in Helsinki.
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| Preceded by | Member for Scullin 2013–present |
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