William John Tilley (born 29 March 1963) is the Liberal Party member for the seat of Benambra in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. He was elected at the

2006 Victorian state election The 2006 Victorian state election, held on Saturday, 25 November 2006, was for the 56th Parliament of Victoria. Just over 3 million Victorians registered to vote elected 88 members to the Legislative Assembly and, for the first time, 40 member ...

, beating Labor candidate and Wodonga mayor Lisa Mahood and former Nationals Upper House member Bill Baxter. Prior to his candidacy, Tilley served in the Australian Army and then the Victoria Police.

Parliamentary career

Following the election of the Baillieu government at the

2010 Victorian state election The 2010 Victorian state election, held on Saturday, 27 November 2010, was for the 57th Parliament of Victoria. The election was to elect all 88 members of the Legislative Assembly and all 40 members of the Legislative Council. The incumbent ce ...

, Tilley was appointed to be Parliamentary Secretary for Police. On 26 October 2011, the Office of Police Integrity released a report into the resignation of Assistant Police Commissioner Sir Ken Jones stating that Tilley had met with Sir Ken and Tristan Weston, a police officer on leave while acting as an advisor to the Police Minister Peter Ryan, to complain about the then Police Commissioner Simon Overland. As a result of the report, Tilley resigned as Parliamentary Secretary for Police.

References

External links

Parliamentary voting record of Bill Tilley at Victorian Parliament Tracker
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tilley, Bill 1963 births Living people Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria Australian police officers Australian Army officers Politicians from Sydney 21st-century Australian politicians