Clem Newton-Brown

Clement Arundel Newton-Brown OAM (born 3 September 1967) is a former Australian politician and entrepreneur who served as the member for Prahran in the Victorian Legislative Assembly.^[1][2]

Clem Newton-Brown OAM
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Prahran
In office 27 November 2010 – 29 November 2014
Preceded by	Tony Lupton
Succeeded by	Sam Hibbins
Personal details
Born	(1967-09-03) 3 September 1967 (age 57) Hawthorn, Victoria
Political party	Liberal Party
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh, Monash University
Profession	Barrister

Political career

Prior to his election, he worked as a barrister, specialising in planning law as well as running a series of small businesses—including the first Yarra River water taxi service,^[3] BBQ Boats ^{[citation needed]} and a café on an island under the Southgate footbridge ^{[citation needed]}. He was elected the youngest ever Deputy Lord Mayor of Melbourne in 1999 at 32 years of age.

Newton-Brown stood for the seat of Prahran in 2006 but was unsuccessful. At the 2010 Victorian election, he ran a high-profile campaign and defeated two-term Labor Party member, Tony Lupton. He lost the seat at the 2014 Victorian election to the Greens candidate Sam Hibbins. It was only the second Victorian Lower House seat to be won by the Greens.

Post politics

From 2018 onwards, he founded Skyportz, a company working on urban infrastructure for flying taxis.^[3][4][5]

Personal life

Newton-Brown was born in Hawthorn and is a long-term resident of Prahran. He graduated with a degrees in Law and Arts from Monash University in 1991.^[2] In 2019, he was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for services to the Victorian Parliament and the community of Melbourne.

Clem is married with 3 teenage children.