Ben Carroll

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Ben Carroll MLA
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Niddrie
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 March 2012
Preceded by	Rob Hulls
Personal details
Born	Benjamin Alan Carroll (1975-07-12) 12 July 1975 Coburg, Victoria, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Alma mater	La Trobe University
Occupation	Political advisor
Profession	Lawyer

Benjamin Alan "Ben" Carroll (born 12 July 1975) is an Australian politician. Formerly a political staffer for the Australian Labor Party, Carroll was elected to the seat of Niddrie in the Victorian Legislative Assembly in a 2012 by-election after the resignation of Rob Hulls.

Early Years

Carroll qualified as a lawyer in 2010 while working at the office of the Victorian Solicitor-General.^[1] Prior to his election, he worked as a ministerial advisor in the offices of the federal Minister for Communications, Stephen Conroy, and before that as an advisor to Victorian Premier Steve Bracks.^[2]

References

↑ Lucas, Clay: Niddrie, at least, swings Labor's way, The Age, 26 March 2012.
↑ Green, Antony: 2012 Niddie by-election, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2012.

External links

Victorian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Rob Hulls	Member for Niddrie 2012–present	Incumbent

v t e Current Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly

Labor (43)	Jacinta Allan Daniel Andrews Ann Barker Liz Beattie Colin Brooks Christine Campbell Anthony Carbines Ben Carroll Lily D'Ambrosio Luke Donnellan Joanne Duncan Maree Edwards John Eren Martin Foley Jane Garrett Judith Graley Danielle Green Bronwyn Halfpenny Joe Helper Jill Hennessy Steve Herbert Geoff Howard Natalie Hutchins Marlene Kairouz Jennifer Kanis Sharon Knight Telmo Languiller Hong Lim Frank McGuire Justin Madden James Merlino Don Nardella Lisa Neville Wade Noonan Martin Pakula Tim Pallas John Pandazopoulos Jude Perera Fiona Richardson Robin Scott Marsha Thomson Ian Trezise Richard Wynne

Liberal (34)	Neil Angus Louise Asher Ted Baillieu Brad Battin Donna Bauer Gary Blackwood Neale Burgess Robert Clark Martin Dixon Christine Fyffe Michael Gidley David Hodgett Andrew Katos Nicholas Kotsiras Andrew McIntosh Cindy McLeish Elizabeth Miller David Morris Terry Mulder Denis Napthine Clem Newton-Brown Michael O'Brien Dee Ryall Ken Smith Ryan Smith David Southwick Murray Thompson Bill Tilley Heidi Victoria Nick Wakeling Graham Watt Kim Wells Mary Wooldridge Lorraine Wreford

National (10)	Tim Bull Peter Crisp Hugh Delahunty Tim McCurdy Russell Northe Jeanette Powell Peter Ryan Bill Sykes Peter Walsh Paul Weller

Independent (1)	Geoff Shaw

Persondata
Name	Carroll, Ben
Alternative names	Carroll, Benjamin Alan (full name)
Short description	Australian politician
Date of birth	12 July 1975
Place of birth	Coburg, Victoria, Australia
Date of death
Place of death

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