Danny O'Brien (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Australian politician
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Place of Birth: Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
About Danny O'Brien (politician)
- Daniel David O'Brien (born 2 April 1974) is an Australian politician, and a Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly representing the electoral district of Gippsland South for the Nationals. O'Brien was born and raised in Traralgon in Victoria's Gippsland region.
- He began his career as a journalist, and later became chief of staff to Peter Ryan, then a senior advisor to Deputy Prime Minister Mark Vaile, and worked in the trade department of the Australian embassy in Jakarta.
- He then became chief of staff to Senator Barnaby Joyce, but within six months was preselected to replace a member for Eastern Victoria Region, Peter Hall, who had resigned from the Victorian Legislative Council on 17 March 2014.
- O'Brien was appointed to replace Hall at a joint sitting of the Victorian Parliament on 26 March.In February 2015, O'Brien sought and gained pre-selection for the lower house seat of Gippsland South, in the March 2015 by-election brought about by the resignation of Peter Ryan.
- He won the by-election on 14 March.
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