Graham Watt

Background

Watt was born in Western Australia. He grew up in public housing and is one of 11 children with 10 sisters.

Education

Before moving to Victoria, Watt graduated from Edith Cowan University, obtaining a Bachelor of Business, and majoring in Finance and Economics.

Career

He has since been the owner of a mobile phone retail store and a carpet cleaning business. Watt unsuccessfully ran for the Liberal Party in 2002 and 2006 in the electoral district of Northcote, which was a safe seat for the ALP. He said: Those campaigns were really about learning and gaining the most experience I could. He was elected in the 2010 Victorian election 27 November 2010, and was formally sworn in on 2 December 2010.

He was re-elected in the 2014 Victorian election.

Achievements

• In 2009 he was preselected as the Liberal candidate for the electorate of Burwood, which he won in at the November 2010 state election, ousting Labor"s Bob Stensholt.

Membership

He is a member of the Liberal Party.