Nick Goiran
Nicolas Pierre "Nick" Goiran (born 15 October 1977) is an Australian politician.
Nick Goiran | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for South Metropolitan Region | |
| Assumed office 22 May 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 October 1977 |
| Political party | Liberal |
Born in Sydney, he was a barrister and solicitor in private practice before entering politics, holding a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Law. In 2008, he was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council as a Liberal Party member, representing South Metropolitan Region. His term commenced on 22 May 2009.[1]
Goiran is a socially conservative parliamentarian who in 2019 orchestrated a marathon filibuster against legislation allowing single men and men in same-sex relationships to access altruistic surrogacy arrangements.[2][3]
References
- Parliament of Western Australia (2009). "Hon. Nicolas (Nick) Pierre Goiran". Archived from the original on 8 September 2008. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
- "Liberal MP Nick Goiran's endless speech 'costing $30K a day'". The West Australian. 10 April 2019.
- "WA Liberal MP Nick Goiran succeeds in surrogacy bill filibuster after a nearly 24-hour speech". ABC News. 10 April 2019.
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