Benjamin Capovilla
Benjamin Capovilla | |
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| Member of the New South Wales Youth Parliament for Holsworthy | |
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| Born | Benjamin Capovilla 29 October 2001 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Political party | Australian Young Labor Party |
| Profession | Student |
Benjamin Capovilla (born 29 October 2001) is an aspiring Australian Politician from the Australian Young Labor Party, current Youth MP for Holsworthy[1] (former Youth MP for Heathcote) and school captain of Aquinas College, Menai.[2]
He was first elected to the YMCA New South Wales Youth Parliament in 2018 representing the electorate of Heathcote[3] and re-elected in 2019 representing the electorate of Holsworthy.
Political career[edit]
Benjamin was first elected to the YMCA New South Wales Youth Parliament in 2018 representing the electorate of Heathcote and elected as Youth Premier.[3][4] Later that same year, and while juggling the role of Youth Premier of NSW and his studies, Benjamin was selected as one of six young people to be a Premier's Youth Ambassador for 2018, travelling to historic battlefields in Europe and the Middle East.[5][6][7][8] On his return the school community endorsed him as their college captain for 2019, a position he currently holds at Aquinas.
In 2019 due to an electorate redistribution, Benjamin stood for Holsworthy and was re-elected with a small swing against him. Returning to Macquarie Street he vacated the leadership allowing Campbelltown Youth MP Hamani Tanginoa to become the first Indigenous youth premier of NSW[9][10][11]. With a new premier and subsequent cabinet reshuffle, Capovilla became the Leader of the House, overseeing government business and also the Minister for Civics and Youth where he drafted legislation to encourage and foster an interest of politics in young people.
During the 2019 ALP NSW Leadership contest, Capovilla supported and campaigned for Chris Minns, however Minns was unsuccessful in securing the party's leadership.
Personal life[edit]
Benjamin is currently studying and preparing to sit his end of school, Higher School Certificate (HSC) exams at Aquinas Catholic College with the aim of attending university next year. During his tenure as school captain, he has overseen a number of charitable initiatives including 'Aquinas Roses Day', raising money for Project Compassion in order to assist improvised people across the globe. [12]
References[edit]
- ↑ Clancy, James (22/7/2019). "Aquinas Menai Newsletter, 22 July 2019" (PDF). Aquinas Catholic College Newsletter. Retrieved 25/8/2019. Check date values in:
|access-date=, |date=(help) - ↑ James, Corcornan (12/11/2018). "Aquinas Menai Newsletter, 12 November 2018" (PDF). Aquinas Catholic College Newsletter. Retrieved 25 August 2019. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kolimar, Eva (2018-07-13). "Raising his voice for greater school budget rights". St George & Sutherland Shire Leader. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
- ↑ Stevens, Jill (2018-06-25). "SCS student elected Youth Premier". About Catholic Schools. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
- ↑ "Students embark on 'life-changing' ANZAC journey". 2GB. 1540353212. Retrieved 2019-08-27. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ "2018 Anzac Ambassadors Program". ClubsNSW. 15/08/2018. Retrieved 27/8/2019. Check date values in:
|access-date=, |date=(help) - ↑ Kolimar, Eva (2018-09-27). "A historic trip along the battlefields awaits Menai student". St George & Sutherland Shire Leader. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
- ↑ "Premier's Anzac Ambassadors revealed". Muswellbrook Chronicle. 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
- ↑ Power, Julie (2019-05-27). "'Masters of our destiny': activist's bid for Indigenous recognition". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
- ↑ Layt, Jess (2019-07-22). "Gay, Indigenous teen elected youth premier". Campbelltown-Macarthur Advertiser. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
- ↑ Jul 22, Brian Laul |; Episode 70, 2019 |; News | 0 | (2019-07-22). "NSW gets its First Aboriginal Youth Premier". Good Morning Macarthur. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
- ↑ Sheehan, Catherine (2019-02-27). "Roses bloom for Project Compassion". The Catholic Weekly. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
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