12 Facts About Matthew Bach

Matthew Donald Andrew Bach was born on 31 March 1983 and is an Australian teacher, historian, and former politician.

Matthew Bach served as a Liberal Member of the Victorian Parliament from 2020 to 2023, representing the North-Eastern Metropolitan Region in the Legislative Council.

In 2023, Bach retired from politics to resume his teaching career in the United Kingdom, where he will be teaching at Brighton College.

Matthew Bach was born in Melbourne in 1983 and spent the beginning of his life in the foster care system before his adoption.

Matthew Bach holds a Graduate Diploma of Teaching and Learning from Charles Darwin University.

Matthew Bach's research explored the existence of a criminal class in Victorian London and the effectiveness of measures to counter it.

In 2020, Matthew Bach published a book based on his doctoral thesis.

Matthew Bach campaigned for the Conservative Party in the 2010 United Kingdom general election; in his candidacy for the Eastern Metropolitan Region, he cited his experience campaigning in the United Kingdom and his success in winning back seats from opposition while successfully campaigning in marginal seats as a strength in support of his candidacy.

Matthew Bach won the Liberal Party's nomination to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mary Wooldridge, and was sworn in as Member for Eastern Metropolitan Region in March 2020.

Matthew Bach served in the Shadow Cabinet under Liberal leaders Michael O'Brien and Matthew Guy across the Child Protection, Youth Justice, Youth Affairs, Higher Education, Early Childhood, and Attorney-General's portfolios.

In December 2022, following the election of John Pesutto to the leadership of the Liberal Party, Matthew Bach was elected Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party in the Legislative Council and was appointed as the Shadow Minister for Education and Shadow Minister for Child Protection.

Matthew Bach resigned from his seat in Parliament in December 2023, and was succeeded by Richard Welch.