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{{Short description|Australian politician}}
{{Infobox MLA | name =John Castrilli
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| birth_place =[[Roccamandolfi]], [[Italy]]
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| constituency =[[Electoral district of Bunbury|Bunbury]]
| party =[[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal Party]]
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| spouse =Loretta
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|successor2 = [[Don Punch]]
|office3 = [[List of mayors of Bunbury|Mayor]] of [[City of Bunbury|Bunbury]]
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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1950|11|22}}
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|birth_place = [[Roccamandolfi]], Italy
|birthname = Giovanni Mario Castrilli
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|citizenship = Australian
|party = [[Liberal Party of Australia (Western Australian Division)|Liberal Party]]
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|spouse = Loretta
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|profession = Accountant
|website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20080718171043/http://www.johncastrilli.com.au/ johncastrilli.com.au]
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'''Giovanni Mario''' "'''John'''" '''Castrilli''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OAM}} ({{IPA|it|dʒoˈvanni ˈmaːrjo kaˈstrilli|lang}}; born 22 November 1950), is a former [[Liberal Party of Australia (Western Australian Division)|Liberal]] member of the [[Western Australian Legislative Assembly]] representing the electorate of [[Electoral district of Bunbury|Bunbury]] after winning the seat in the [[2005 Western Australian state election|2005 election]]. He retired in 2017.<ref name="parlprofile">{{cite web | url=http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/Parliament%5CMemblist.nsf/WAllMembersFlat/Castrilli,+Giovanni+%28John%29+Mario?opendocument | title=Member Profile – Hon. Giovanni (John) Mario Castrilli MLA | publisher=Parliament of Western Australia | accessdate=16 May 2012}}</ref>


==Early life==
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'''Giovanni "John" Mario Castrilli''' was born 22 November 1950 in [[Roccamandolfi]] in [[Italy]]. He has been a [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]] member of the [[Western Australian Legislative Assembly]] representing the electorate of [[Electoral district of Bunbury|Bunbury]] after winning the seat in the [[Western Australian state election, 2005|2005 election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/Parliament%5CMemblist.nsf/WAllMembersFlat/Castrilli,+Giovanni+(John)+Mario?opendocument|title=Extract from the Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook|year=2007|accessdate=2008-05-22}}</ref>
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Castrilli's father, Antonio, arrived in Australia in 1952 after migrating from [[Roccamandolfi]] in Italy, he was joined by the rest of his family in 1954.<ref name="inauguralspeech">{{cite web | url=http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/Parliament%5CMemblist.nsf/%28MemberPics%29/8020D3696CF251F248256FBE001907A6/$file/InaugCastrilli.pdf | title=Inaugural Speech – Mr John Castrilli MLA | publisher=Parliament of Western Australia | accessdate=16 May 2012}}</ref>


==Political career==
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Castrilli's father, Antonio, arrived in Australia in 1952 from after migrating from [[Roccamandolfi]] in [[Italy]], he was joined by the rest of his family in 1954.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/Parliament%5CMemblist.nsf/(MemberPics)/8020D3696CF251F248256FBE001907A6/$file/InaugCastrilli.pdf|title=Inaugural Speech|year=2005|accessdate=2008-05-22}}</ref>
Starting his career in local politics in 1991, Castrilli served as a councillor of the [[City of Bunbury]] from 1991 to 1997. Castrilli was then elected as [[List of mayors of Bunbury|Mayor of Bunbury]] in 1997 and re-elected in 2001 with a [[two-party-preferred|two-party]] vote of 73.5%.<ref name=aboutjohn>{{cite web|url=http://www.johncastrilli.com.au/about_john.php|title=About John|work=johncastrilli.com.au|accessdate=16 May 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321004250/http://www.johncastrilli.com.au/about_john.php|archivedate=21 March 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>


Starting his career in local politics in 1991, Castrilli served as a councillor of the [[City of Bunbury]] from 1991 to 1997. Castrilli was then elected as Mayor of Bunbury in 1997 and re-elected in 2001 with a massive majority of 73.5%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.johncastrilli.com.au/about_john.php|title=John Castrilli MLA Member for Bunbury|year=2005|accessdate=2008-05-22}}</ref>
Contesting the seat of [[Electoral district of Bunbury|Bunbury]] for the first time in the [[2005 Western Australian state election|2005 election]] Castrilli beat the sitting [[Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch)|Labor]] member with a swing of +0.6 points and winning the seat by 0.4 points.<ref name="abc1">{{cite news | url=http://www.abc.net.au/elections/wa/2005/guide/bunb.htm | title=Western Australia Election 2005 – Bunbury Electorate Profile | work=ABC News | accessdate=16 May 2012}}</ref>


Contesting the seat of [[Electoral district of Bunbury|Bunbury]] for the first time in the [[Western Australian state election, 2005|2005 election]] Castrilli beat the sitting [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] member with a swing of +0.6% and winning the seat by 0.4%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/elections/wa/2005/guide/bunb.htm|title=ABC News Online - 2005 Western Australian Election|year=2005|accessdate=2008-06-27}}</ref> He immediately became a shadow minister under leader [[Matt Birney]], serving in the Local Government and Regional Development shadow portfolio from March 2005 to May 2005.
He immediately became a shadow minister under leader [[Matt Birney]], serving in the Local Government and Regional Development shadow portfolio from March 2005 to May 2005.

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After the defeat of the Labor government at the [[2008 Western Australian state election|2008 election]], he was appointed to the [[Barnett Ministry]] and became Minister for Local Government, in which role he handled a controversial proposition to amalgamate smaller local councils.<ref name="parlprofile" /><ref name=watoday>{{cite news | url=http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/local-government-wipeout-castrilli-to-cull-onethird-of-councils-20091001-geet.html | title=Local government wipeout: Castrilli to cull one-third of councils | work=WAtoday | date=5 October 2009 | accessdate=16 May 2012 | author=Thomson, Chris | publisher=Fairfax Media}}</ref>


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After the defeat of the Labor government at the [[Western Australian state election, 2008|2008 election]], he was appointed to the [[Barnett Ministry]] and became Minister for Local Government, in which role he has handled a controversial proposition to amalgamate smaller local councils.
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Latest revision as of 22:55, 15 December 2023

The Honourable
John Castrilli
OAM
Minister for Local Government; Heritage; Citizenship and Multicultural Interests
In office
23 September 2008 – 11 March 2017
PremierColin Barnett
Member of the Western Australian Parliament
for Bunbury
In office
26 February 2005 – 30 January 2017
Preceded byTony Dean
Succeeded byDon Punch
Mayor of Bunbury
In office
1997–2005
Succeeded byDavid Smith
Personal details
Born
Giovanni Mario Castrilli

(1950-11-22) 22 November 1950 (age 74)
Roccamandolfi, Italy
CitizenshipAustralian
Political partyLiberal Party
SpouseLoretta
ProfessionAccountant
Websitejohncastrilli.com.au

Giovanni Mario "John" Castrilli OAM (Italian: [dʒoˈvanni ˈmaːrjo kaˈstrilli]; born 22 November 1950), is a former Liberal member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of Bunbury after winning the seat in the 2005 election. He retired in 2017.[1]

Early life

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Castrilli's father, Antonio, arrived in Australia in 1952 after migrating from Roccamandolfi in Italy, he was joined by the rest of his family in 1954.[2]

Political career

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Starting his career in local politics in 1991, Castrilli served as a councillor of the City of Bunbury from 1991 to 1997. Castrilli was then elected as Mayor of Bunbury in 1997 and re-elected in 2001 with a two-party vote of 73.5%.[3]

Contesting the seat of Bunbury for the first time in the 2005 election Castrilli beat the sitting Labor member with a swing of +0.6 points and winning the seat by 0.4 points.[4]

He immediately became a shadow minister under leader Matt Birney, 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 Barnett Ministry and became Minister for Local Government, in which role he handled a controversial proposition to amalgamate smaller local councils.[1][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Member Profile – Hon. Giovanni (John) Mario Castrilli MLA". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Inaugural Speech – Mr John Castrilli MLA" (PDF). Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  3. ^ "About John". johncastrilli.com.au. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Western Australia Election 2005 – Bunbury Electorate Profile". ABC News. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  5. ^ Thomson, Chris (5 October 2009). "Local government wipeout: Castrilli to cull one-third of councils". WAtoday. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
Western Australian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Member for Bunbury
2005–2017 		Succeeded by
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