The Pollie Bites podcast is back for 2024 with the first guest episode featuring Victoria's newest member of Parliament, Richard Welch.
Selected by the Liberal Party to fill the upper house vacancy in the North Eastern Metro Region after Matt Bach resigned at the end of 2023, this was a rare 'golden ticket' opportunity to join Parliament mid-term without a by-election being required due to how upper house seats function.
Welch, who comes from a global business background, was successful from a field of 10 candidates and will be sworn into Victorian Parliament this week.
In this episode we talk about his brief but intense political history, why he chose the Liberal party, if he feels his business background actually helps in politics and what he plans to do with his time as an MP.