11 Facts About Brian Wightman

Brian Neal Wightman was born on 9 January 1976 and is an Australian politician who served as Attorney-General of Tasmania from 2010 to 2014.

Brian Wightman is married to Katie and they have two children, twins William and Beatrix, who were born on Christmas Eve, 2008.

Brian Wightman was educated in Launceston, Tasmania and attended Trevallyn Primary School and Riverside High School before graduating from Launceston College in 1993.

Brian Wightman is the former Principal of Winnaleah District High School and Branxholm Primary School and was a teacher at Port Dalrymple School in George Town for seven years before being elected in the electorate of Bass at the State election in 2010.

Brian Wightman's Father is a life-member of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union and completed 30 years of service at Amcor Fibre Containers.

Brian Wightman's first teaching appointment was to George Town at George Town Primary School in 1998.

Brian Wightman taught at Port Dalrymple School, in George Town, and was principal of Winnaleah District High School and Branxholm Primary School.

Brian Wightman is a strong supporter of the Labor Federal Government's Gonski reforms to education and is a member of the Australian Education Union.

Brian Wightman was first pre-selected as a Labor candidate for the state seat of Bass in the 2010 state election and secured election as the second Labor MP in a close contest with Scott McLean and Beaconsfield Mine collapse survivor Brant Webb.

Brian Wightman was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in 2010 being the 5th candidate elected for the seat of Bass.

Brian Wightman later took up the position of Tasmanian Executive Director of the Property Council of Australia, commencing this role on 22 September 2014.