Gordon Kenneth Rich-Phillips (born 8 July 1974) is a former Australian

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. He was a

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member of the

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between 1999 and 2022, representing the

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(1999–2006) and the

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(2006–2022). First elected at the age of 25, he was the youngest person elected to the Legislative Council. He was Assistant Treasurer, Minister for Technology and Minister for the Aviation Industry from 2010 to 2014, serving in the Baillieu and Napthine governments. He was elected Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party in the Legislative Council in December 2014.

Early life

Rich-Phillips was educated at Eumemmering Secondary College, where he was school dux. He studied aerospace engineering at

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and