Samuel Birrell is a member of the Australian House of Representatives for the division of Nicholls in northern Victoria and a member of the National Party.
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10 Facts About Sam Birrell
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Sam Birrell grew up on a property on Victoria's Goulburn River between the towns of Murchison and Toolamba.
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Sam Birrell's father was a lawyer and his mother was a schoolteacher.
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Sam Birrell attended Shepparton High School for two years then completed his secondary education as a boarder at Assumption College, Kilmore.
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Sam Birrell later completed an MBA at La Trobe University's Shepparton campus in 2017.
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Sam Birrell was appointed CEO of the Committee for Greater Shepparton in 2016.
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Sam Birrell resigned the position in 2021 to run for parliament.
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In January 2022, Sam Birrell won Nationals preselection for the seat of Nicholls at the 2022 federal election, following the retirement of incumbent Nationals MP Damian Drum.
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Sam Birrell retained Nicholls for the Nationals on a substantially reduced primary vote, with significant swings to the Liberal candidate Steve Brooks and independent candidate Rob Priestly.
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Sam Birrell supported a Designated Area Migration Agreement for the Goulburn Valley.
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