John Thwaites Fmr Dep Premier of Vic

John was Deputy Premier of Victoria from 1999 until his retirement from politics in 2007.

During his time in Parliament he served as Minister for Health, Planning, Environment, Water, Communities and Climate Change, leading major reforms in social policy, health, environment and water.

Since leaving government, he has advised state and local governments on climate change an energy policy.

A Professorial Fellow at Monash University, John currently Chairs ClimateWorks Australia, the Monash Sustainability Institute, the Climate Group Ltd, the Peter Cullen Water and Environment Trust, and the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, and he is a director of the Australian Green Building Council.