Denis Napthine Quotes


Ted Baillieu certainly has served the state very well. He has served the Liberal party extraordinarily well, and he can be very, very proud of his achievements. I am honoured and proud to say that he is not just a colleague, he is a great friend.


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Napthine, Denis. "Napthine takes over as Victorian Premier." ABC News, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 6 Mar. 2013.

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Denis Napthine
Denis Napthine
  • Born: March 6, 1952
  • Nationality: Australian
  • Profession: Veterinarian

Denis Vincent Napthine AO is a former Australian politician who was the 47th Premier of Victoria. Napthine was a Liberal Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, representing the electoral district of Portland from 1988 to 2002 and South-West Coast from 2002 to 2015. He was elected leader of the Parliamentary Liberal Party on 6 March 2013 following the resignation of Ted Baillieu and was sworn in as premier on the same day. His party lost the Victorian state election on 29 November 2014 and he announced he would step down as leader of the Parliamentary Liberal Party, with Matthew Guy being elected his successor on 4 December.