Frank McGuire (born 16 June 1957) is an Australian politician who represented the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Broadmeadows for the Labor Party from the 2011 Broadmeadows by-electionBroadmeadows 2011 by-election: VEC , Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 September 2013.Eddie McGuire's brother tipped for safe Victorian seat, ABC AM, 19 February 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2013. until the 2022 Victorian state election. McGuire was a journalist, political adviser, and business consultant prior to entering politics.
Journalism Prior to becoming a politician, McGuire was a journalist and the winner of two Walkley Awards for excellence in journalism. The first was in 1993, when he won the investigative report award for a segment called 'Deadly Force' that screened on ABC TV's Four Corners program in May 1992.1993 Walkley Award winners, State Library: NSW. Retrieved 16 September 2013. In 2007, he won with fellow journalist Adam Shand, for a report on Nine Network's Sunday program, called "Force within a force" which was about alleged police corruption., The Walkley Foundation. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
McGuire's experience includes being a news reporter at the Melbourne Herald (1976–1984); reporter/producer/deputy chief-of-staff on Ten News (1986–1990). He was a current affairs investigative and political reporter on The 7.30 Report (1990–1991) and on Four Corners (1992–1993).
Local government taskforce In 1999, McGuire was the founding chair of the City of Hume's Hume Safe City Taskforce, and served until 2004."Global Learning Village Project History", Global Learning Village. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
Political career McGuire served in several Parliamentary Secretary roles, including the Medical Research, Small Business, and Innovation portfolios.
In December 2021 he lost Labor preselection for the 2022 Victorian state election. He was succeeded by Kathleen Matthews-Ward.
Honours and awards Walkley Award, 1993 and 2007 Human Rights Television News and Current Affair Award, 1995 Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow, 2003 Hume City Council Award, 2010
Personal life
McGuire was raised in Broadmeadows and lives in the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy. McGuire and his brother, media personality and ex-Collingwood Football Club president, Eddie McGuire, were educated at Christian Brothers College in St Kilda on a scholarship.
McGuire is a keen follower of AFL football team, Essendon."Lunch with Frank McGuire", 14 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013. McGuire has three children."Parliament of Victoria", 2 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
References
External links Member of Victorian Parliament Personal web site