Nick Goiran

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Nick Goiran
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for South Metropolitan Region
Assumed office
22 May 2009
Personal details
Born (1977-10-15) 15 October 1977 (age 46)
Political partyLiberal

Nicolas Pierre "Nick" Goiran (born 15 October 1977) is an Australian politician.

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

  1. ^ Parliament of Western Australia (2009). "Hon. Nicolas (Nick) Pierre Goiran". Archived from the original on 8 September 2008. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Liberal MP Nick Goiran's endless speech 'costing $30K a day'". The West Australian. 10 April 2019.
  3. ^ "WA Liberal MP Nick Goiran succeeds in surrogacy bill filibuster after a nearly 24-hour speech". ABC News. 10 April 2019.