Michael Gidley


Michael Xavier Charles Gidley is an Australian politician, and was the Liberal member for Mount Waverley in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 2010 to 2018.

Career

Gidley is an accountant and former Young Liberals president. He ran for Mount Waverley at the 2006 election, and also contested the safe Labor seat of Thomastown at the 1999 election.
Gidley is pro-life. In October 2014 he took part in the March for the Babies alongside Jan Kronberg.
in 2015 Gidley voted against banning anti abortion protesters from protesting outside abortion clinics.
Gidley supports the Monarchy.
Prior to gaining his party's nomination for the seat of Mount Waverley, Gidley had nominated for Liberal MP Kim Wells' seat of Scoresby.
Gidley opposed legalizing euthanasia.

Personal life

Gidley was educated at Xavier College and he is married and has two children.