Josh Burns (politician)

Joshua Solomon Burns (born 6 February 1987) is an Australian politician. Representing the Australian Labor Party, he was elected as the member for the Division of Macnamara in Melbourne (formerly Melbourne Ports) at the 2019 Australian federal election.

Josh Burns

MP
Member of the Australian Parliament for Macnamara
Assumed office
18 May 2019
Preceded byNew seat
Personal details
Born
Joshua Solomon Burns

(1987-02-06) 6 February 1987
Caulfield, Victoria, Australia
Political partyLabor Party

Early life

Burns was born and raised in Caulfield, a Melbourne suburb which is in his electorate. His maternal grandmother came to Australia as a Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany. His paternal grandfather was born in London and came to Australia via Israel, while his paternal grandmother was born in Scotland.[1] He was educated at Gardenvale Primary School and Mt Scopus Memorial College. He then went to Monash University, where he studied politics.[2] He worked in a number of jobs before entering politics, including as a teacher's aide. Most recently he worked as a Senior Adviser to the Premier of Victoria, Daniel Andrews.

Politics

Burns ran as the Labor candidate for the seat of Caulfield in the 2014 Victorian state election and gained a 4.9% swing against Liberal incumbent David Southwick.[3]

At the 2019 election, the renamed electorate of Macnamara was considered a vulnerable seat for Labor.[4] Burns increased Labor's primary vote and comfortably won the seat with a two candidate preferred swing of 5.04% in his favour against Liberal candidate Kate Ashmor.[5]

Personal life

Burns married Zoe Klein in 2015 and they have one daughter, Tia.[6]

References
  1. "First Speech: Mr Josh Burns MP". Parliament of Australia. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  2. "Josh Burns". www.joshburns.com.au. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  3. "Caulfield - Victorian Election 2014 - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC News. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  4. Towell, Noel (16 April 2019). "With Labor veteran gone, three-way Macnamara fight too close to call". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  5. Australian Electoral Commission (11 June 2019). "Macnamara, VIC". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  6. "Josh Burns". www.alp.org.au. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
Parliament of Australia
Division created Member for Macnamara
2019–present		 Incumbent
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