Michael Hugh Pettersson was born on 1991 and is an Australian politician.
10 Facts About Michael Pettersson
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Michael Pettersson has been a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian Capital Territory since 2016 when he was elected as the Labor Party representative for the newly formed electorate of Yerrabi.
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Michael Pettersson contested the seat of Yerrabi in the 2016 ACT election and received 4,817 primary votes or 0.6 of a quota.
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Michael Pettersson was elected in third position in the five member Yerrabi electorate behind Meegan Fitzharris and Alistair Coe.
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Michael Pettersson is currently the Chair of the Standing Committee for Education and Community Inclusion, the Deputy Chair of the Public Accounts Committee and a member of the Health and Community Wellbeing Committee.
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Michael Pettersson has campaigned for more light rail services and the expansion of the popular Canberra e-scooters to his electorate of Yerrabi.
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In September 2018, Michael Pettersson introduced a historic bill to decriminalise the possession and personal use of small amounts of cannabis in the ACT.
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In February 2021, Michael Pettersson introduced a bill into the ACT Legislative Assembly to decriminalise small quantities of some drugs.
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Michael Pettersson became the first politician to play in the 25th Australian National University Chess Open in Canberra.
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Michael Pettersson enjoys mountain biking, yoga and the US TV Show 'Survivor'.