17 Facts About Terry Mulder

Terence Wynn Mulder was born on 16 August 1952 and is a former Australian politician.

Terry Mulder was a Liberal member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1999 to 2015, representing the Colac-based electorate of Polwarth.

Terry Mulder served as Minister for Public Transport and Minister for Roads in the Baillieu and Napthine governments from 2010 to 2014.

Terry Mulder was born in Colac, and attended Trinity College, but did not complete high school and began working as a laborer.

Terry Mulder was employed by the Postmaster General's Office from 1967 to 1978 before going into business, serving as managing director of a property management company from 1978 to 1999.

Terry Mulder joined the Liberal Party in 1992, and was an active member of his local branch thereafter, serving as its vice-president from 1993 to 1995 and president from 1995 to 1999.

Terry Mulder subsequently won preselection to contest the safe seat of Polwarth upon the resignation of long-serving Ian Smith.

Terry Mulder was easily elected, and was a popular backbencher for most of his first term.

Terry Mulder was promoted to the ministry in a reshuffle ahead of the 2002 election, serving as Shadow Minister for Water Resources.

Terry Mulder was easily re-elected at the 2002 election, despite a statewide routing of the Liberal Party and a challenge from renowned Geelong football player Paul Couch, who ran in Polwarth as a National Party candidate.

The defeat of several shadow ministers opened up a number of vacancies in the shadow cabinet after the election, and Terry Mulder was promoted to the position of Shadow Minister for Transport and Shadow Minister for Ports.

Terry Mulder was seen as an outside chance to become leader throughout 2005 and early 2006, and briefly emerged as a contender to succeed Doyle when he stepped down in May 2006.

Terry Mulder was endorsed by Doyle as his chosen replacement, but withdrew when it became clear that Ted Baillieu, Doyle's chief rival, had the numbers to succeed him.

Terry Mulder was appointed the Minister for Public Transport and Minister for Roads in 2010.

Terry Mulder oversaw planning and development of the East West Link project.

The 2014 Victorian state election saw the Coalition government defeated by the Labor Party after one term in government, while Terry Mulder was re-elected for his fifth term as member for Polwarth.

On 31 August 2015, Terry Mulder announced that he would resign from the Victorian Parliament on 3 September, which triggered a by-election in his seat.