Brett Whiteley

Who is Brett Whiteley?

Brett David Whiteley is an Australian politician. Whiteley has been a Member of the House of Representatives representing the federal division of Braddon since the 2013 federal election for the Liberal Party.

Prior to his election to federal parliament, Whiteley was a multi-Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly representing the state electorate of Braddon from the 2002 state election until his defeat at the 2010 state election. In his first speech to state parliament, Whiteley stated that in 1993 he opened, in conjunction with two other people, a Christian training and retreat centre in Sheffield. He worked in this role for seven years. He served as an alderman for the City of Burnie from 1999 to 2002.

In November 2012, Whiteley was endorsed as the Liberal candidate for the federal seat of Braddon. He won the seat against Labor's Sid Sidebottom with a swing of 10.0 per cent.