Geoff Leigh

Geoffrey Graeme Leigh (born 24 August 1952) is a former Australian politician. He was a Liberal member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, representing Malvern from 1982 to 1992 and Mordialloc from 1992 to 2002.

Early life

Leigh was born in Mordialloc in Melbourne to marine engineer Ronald Pearson Leigh and his wife, schoolteacher Anne Thora Whiteside. He was educated in Papua New Guinea at Samarai Island State School before attending Mentone Boys Grammar, Parkdale Secretary College and Moorabbin Technical College. He began an apprenticeship in carpentry and joinery in 1969 and completed it in 1972. Active in the Liberal Party, he was president and membership officer of the Mentone Young Liberals in 1975 and was on the Young Liberal Movement State Executive 1978–79.

Politics In 1979, he was the unsuccessful Liberal candidate for the state seat of Brunswick, and in 1982 he contested Heatherton, again unsuccessfully. including John Woodman. Leigh later appeared before IBAC in regard to Mr Woodman's alleged payments to councillors at the City of Casey in exchange for favourable planning decisions.

Leigh, along with his lobbying business partner, each earned $500,000 each for helping to get a Cranbourne egg farm owned by Mr Woodman’s son rezoned to residential.

Bayside council

Leigh was elected to Bayside Council at its 2024 election as an unendorsed ‘Independent Liberal’ candidate.

Personal life

Leigh has been twice married: firstly to Georgina Gibson on 1 May 1985, and secondly to Andree Patrice Martin on 11 December 1991. He has three children.