Giovanni Mario "John" Castrilli (; born 22 November 1950), is a former

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member of the

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representing the electorate of Bunbury after winning the seat in the

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. He retired in 2017.

Early life

Castrilli's father, Antonio, arrived in Australia in 1952 after migrating from

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in Italy, he was joined by the rest of his family in 1954.

Political career

Starting his career in local politics in 1991, Castrilli served as a councillor of the

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from 1991 to 1997. Castrilli was then elected as Mayor of Bunbury in 1997 and re-elected in 2001 with a

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vote of 73.5%. Contesting the seat of Bunbury for the first time in the

Castrilli beat the sitting

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member with a swing of +0.6 points and winning the seat by 0.4 points. He immediately became a shadow minister under leader

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, serving in the Local Government and Regional Development shadow portfolio from March 2005 to May 2005. After the defeat of the Labor government at the 2008 election, he was appointed to the

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and became Minister for Local Government, in which role he handled a controversial proposition to amalgamate smaller local councils.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Castrilli, John 1950 births Living people People from the Province of Isernia Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Western Australia People from Bunbury, Western Australia Australian politicians of Italian descent People of Molisan descent Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia 21st-century Australian politicians Mayors of Bunbury, Western Australia Western Australian local councillors