Gary Maas

Mark Gary Maas is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since November 2018, where he represents the seat of Narre Warren South. Maas was born and raised in the Melbourne south-eastern suburb of Springvale. He is the Australian-born son of Sri Lankan migrants.

Gary Maas
MP
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
for Narre Warren South
Assumed office
24 November 2018
Preceded byJudith Graley
Personal details
Political partyLabor Party
CommitteesChair, Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee since August 2023[1]

Member, Legislative Assembly Legal and Social Issues Committee March 2023 - February 2024[2]

Chair, Integrity and Oversight Committee February 2023 - March 2023[3]

Chair, Integrity and Oversight Committee August 2022 - November 2022[4]

Member, Public Accounts and Estimates Committee March 2019 - November 2022[5]
Websitewww.garymaas.org.au

For 16 years previously, he worked at the National Union of Workers (now United Workers Union).[6] where for the last four years he was its Victorian Secretary.

Maas has previously worked as a professional musician, educator and private-practice lawyer. He has been a board member on several commercial and not-for profit boards. He co-parents his two daughters from a previous marriage.

In November 2022 he was re-elected in a third term Andrews Labor Government.[7]

Maas has been criticized alongside several other Victorian MPs of residing a significant distance from the area and constituents he represents. [8]

References
  1. https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/sarc
  2. https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/lsic-la
  3. https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/ioc
  4. https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/ioc
  5. https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/paec
  6. Green, Antony (2018). "Narre Warren South". Victorian State Election 2018. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  7. "Gary claims Narre South". Star News. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  8. "The Vic MPs who live in upmarket suburbs a long way from". The Australian. Retrieved 19 June 2024.


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