Richard Wynne Politician

Richard William Wynne (born 6 October 1955) is an Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 1999, representing the electorate of Richmond. He has been Minister for Planning in the Andrews Ministry since December 2014. He previously served as Parliamentary Secretary for Justice (1999-2002), Cabinet Secretary (2002-2006), Minister for Housing (2006-2010), Minister for Local Government (2006-2010) and Minister for Aboriginal Affairs (2007-2010) in the Bracks Ministry and Brumby Ministry. He is a member of the Australian Labor Party and a member of the Socialist Left faction.Prior to being elected to Parliament, Wynne was a social worker, an electorate officer and a ministerial adviser to state and federal Labor ministers. He was a councillor for the City of Melbourne 1986–91, including a term as Lord Mayor of Melbourne 1990–91.