10 Facts About Tim Mathieson

1.

Timothy Raymond Mathieson was born on 1957 and is an Australian hairdresser and the former partner of Julia Gillard, former Prime Minister of Australia.

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Tim Mathieson entered the public spotlight in 2006 when they became partners.

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Tim Mathieson next moved to the Gold Coast, Queensland, where he operated a hair salon for a further fifteen years.

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In January 2010, Tim Mathieson was appointed as a property agent for Ubertas Group, a Melbourne real estate agency, and focused on selling high-rise apartments in Melbourne to international buyers.

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Tim Mathieson is an ambassador for Kidney Health Australia and a patron of the Australian Men's Sheds Association.

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Tim Mathieson is involved with the Indigenous Diabetes Association in Alice Springs and with mental health group beyondblue.

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In December 2010, Tim Mathieson was appointed Patron of the National Portrait Gallery.

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8.

In January 2013, Tim Mathieson attracted media attention for a joke he made while advocating for prostate examinations, advising men to seek out "a small Asian female doctor" when receiving a rectal prostate exam.

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Tim Mathieson's remark was considered inappropriate and in poor taste by some commentators.

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Tim Mathieson was previously married to Diane Stark, with whom he had two children.