Keith Wolahan Net Worth 2023, Age, Wife, Children, Height, Family, Parents, Salary

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Introduction

Keith Wolahan is an Australian Liberal Party politician. He is currently a Member of the House of Representatives for the seat of Menzies, to which he was first elected at the 2022 Federal Election. Wolahan is a three-tour veteran of Afghanistan as a commando officer, practiced as a commercial barrister for twelve years, and, was elected to the Parliament of Australia on 21 May 2022.

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Early life

Name	Keith Wolahan
Net Worth	$5 million
Occupation	Politician
Age	45 years
Height	1.83m

Keith Wolahan net worth

Keith Wolahan was born on September 30, 1977 (age 45 years) in Dublin, Ireland. He migrated to Australia with his parents and two brothers in 1988. He became an Australian citizen in 1993. He was educated at local public schools, including Ringwood Secondary College where he was elected School Captain. He worked part-time at McDonald’s in Eastland, Ringwood.

Career

Keith Wolahan studied at the University of Melbourne where he graduated with Bachelor’s degrees in Arts(Politics) and Commerce(Economics). Wolahan continued studying at Monash University, completing a Bachelor of Law (Honours). He was awarded the Sir Charles Lowe Moot Prize.

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Wolahan started his career in law with the national firm, Mallesons Stephen Jacques where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions. In 2010 he became a barrister, specializing in commercial and consumer trials. Some of Wolahan’s clients included multinational resource company, Glencore, as well as individuals accused of war-related crimes.

In 2013, Wolahan graduated from the University of Cambridge with a master’s degree in International Relations. When asked why he had joined the military, Wolahan explained that “Australia had been very good to me and my family, and I couldn’t think of a better way to give back.”

He began his service at University, eventually joining the 2 Commando Company, 1st Commando Regiment. Wolahan was promoted to Captain in 2004. Wolahan lost two friends in the War in Afghanistan: Marcus Case and Greg Sher. He joined two other Afghanistan veterans in the Australian Parliament: Andrew Hastie and Phillip Thompson.

Keith Wolahan defeated the sitting member Kevin Andrews in a preselection contest, 181 votes to 111. Andrews entered the contest with written endorsements from then Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, and Prime Minister Scott Morrison. It was the first time a sitting Victorian Liberal MP had been ousted by their members in more than 20 years.

The 2022 federal election saw a 6% swing against the Liberals in Menzies. One of the contributing factors was a large swing in suburbs with higher proportions of Chinese ancestry, including Box Hill and Doncaster.

Keith Wolahan is a member of the House Economics and Joint Standing National Anti-Corruption Commission Committees. Wolahan has cited plummeting home ownership rates amongst young Australians as one of his party’s top political and societal challenges.

He has rejected suggestions he is aligned with the moderate ideological faction of the Liberal Party. In a speech given to the Samuel Griffith Society in 2017, Wolahan expressed his opposition to an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, and called instead for “minimalist” reforms that “remove race from the Constitution”.

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When asked about his views on the war in Iraq, Keith Wolahan said that, with the benefit of hindsight, the invasion by the United States-led coalition was a “mistake”. In response to allegations of war crimes by Australian special forces in Afghanistan, Wolahan has urged “truth-telling over myth-making.”

Wife

Keith Wolahan is currently married to his wife Sarah Weinberg, they had their wedding in Australia. His wife was born and raised in Australia and they have two children, Leo Wolahan and Eva Wolahan. The couple’s wedding ceremony took place at the Heide Museum of Modern Art. As of April 1, 2023, Keith Wolahan and his wife Sarah Weinberg are still married.