Martin Dixon MP

• Minister for Education

Martin Dixon was elected to the Victorian Parliament as the Member for Dromana in 1996 and re-elected in 1999. Following a redistribution which abolished the Dromana electorate, he was elected the first Member for Nepean in November 2002 and re-elected in 2006 and 2010.

Martin was educated at Marcellin College and has completed a Diploma of Teaching at the Australian Catholic University and a Bachelor of Education from La Trobe University.

After four years teaching, Martin became a primary school principal, a position he held for 15 years at three different schools. Between 1995 and 1996 Martin was the Deputy Chairman of Primary Education at the Catholic Education Office in Melbourne.

Martin has been involved with local community organisations for a number of years and has held memberships to the Wongabeena Association, the Rotary Club of Rye and the Clean Ocean Foundation. He is a member of the Victorian Parliamentary Lions Club, Rye Football Club and South Peninsula Community Care.

An experienced member of Parliament, Martin has held various portfolio positions including Shadow Ministerial responsibilities for Tourism, Community Services, Skills, Education Services & Employment, Innovation and Veterans’ Affairs. In August 2007 Martin was made the Shadow Minister for Education.

In December 2010 following the Coalition’s election win Martin was sworn in as Minister for Education.

Together with his wife Chris and two children, he has lived in Rye for approximately 30 years.