Neil Cole
Lawyer · Politician · Playwright
Neil Cole is an Australian lawyer, playwright and former politician who represented Melbourne in the Victorian Parliament from 1988 to 1999 and served as Shadow Attorney-General from 1992 to 1995. Before entering parliament, he worked as a community lawyer. [2][1]
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Career and work
Cole worked as a community lawyer before entering politics. He was elected to the Victorian Parliament in 1988 as the Labor member for Melbourne and served until 1999. During that time, he was Shadow Attorney-General and served on several parliamentary committees. [2]
After leaving politics, Cole developed a substantial career as a playwright. His play Alive at Williamstown Pier won the Griffin Award for new Australian playwriting in 1999. [3]
What has been publicly discussed
“There was life before and there was life after Lithium.”
— Neil Cole [5]
