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Peter Kavanagh (born February 23, 1959), Australian politician, is the member of the Victorian Legislative Council representing the Democratic Labor Party (DLP).

Kavanagh was born into a family with a long connection with the DLP. His maternal grandfather, Bill Barry was a key player in the Australian Labor Party split that saw the creation of the original Democratic Labor Party - an party from with the current DLP has decended although is legally seperate - to the extent the party was informally dubbed "Barry Labor" in its infacy.

Before entering parliament, Kavanagh attended a Bachelor of Arts and an Bachelor of Laws as well as a Dip.Ed and an Masters in Asian studies at the University of Melbourne. He has worked as both an teacher and as a lawyer.

At the 2006 Victorian election Kavanagh stood as the DLP's lead candidate in the newly formed Western Victoria Region, Victoria, which elects five members via proprotional representation. Despite winning only 2.5% of the vote, Kavanagh was able to win the final seat due to reciving preferences from both of the major parties. After his victory, Kavanagh was described as a "right-wing nutter" by The Greens' succesful candidate for Northern Metropolitian Region, Victoria Greg Barber.

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