Ben Wyatt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ben Wyatt

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 01-Apr-1974

Place of Birth: Wewak, Papua New Guinea

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Benjamin Sana Wyatt (born 1 April 1974) is an Australian politician who is the current Labor Party member for the seat of Victoria Park in the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia. Born in Wewak, Papua New Guinea, to Australian parents, Wyatt moved to Western Australia at an early age, where he attended Aquinas College in Perth.
He went on to receive a law degree from the University of Western Australia, later attending the London School of Economics on a scholarship.
Wyatt returned to Australia in 2002, where he worked as a lawyer.
He was elected to parliament in 2006, at the Victoria Park by-election, replacing Geoff Gallop, a former premier.
Wyatt currently serves as Treasurer and Minister for Finance, Energy and Aboriginal Affairs. As the state's Aboriginal Affairs Minister his federal counterpart the Indigenous Australians Minister is his cousin Ken Wyatt.