Geoff Shaw (politician)

Geoff Shaw
Member of the Victorian Parliament for Frankston
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 November 2010
Preceded by	Alistair Harkness
Constituency	Frankston
Personal details
Born	(1967-10-12) 12 October 1967
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Spouse	Sally Shaw
Residence	Frankston, Victoria
Profession	Accountant
Website	Frankston Libs

Geoffrey Page "Geoff" Shaw (born 12 October 1967) is an Australian politician representing the electoral district of Frankston for the Liberal Party of Australia since the 2010 Victorian State election.

Shaw attended John Paul College in Frankston, Victoria, graduating in 1985. Shaw attended Monash University where he attained a Bachelor of Business Accounting in 1988 and entered his own small business as a certified accountant and financial planner. Shaw entered politics at the 2010 Victorian State election where he defeated incumbent Labor Party member Alistair Harkness.

Religion

Geoff Shaw is an active member of the pentecostal church Peninsula City. In his maiden speech to the Victorian parliament he acknowledged "the original owner of the land on which we stand - God, the Creator, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of the Bible." This was an allusion to the practice of people recognizing the traditional Aboriginal owners the land.

Controversy

In 2011, in correspondence to a young gay constituent Shaw compared homosexuality to dangerous driving and child molestation. The constituent was deeply offended and this received some media coverage.