Vince Connelly

Vince Connelly was an Australian politician and a member of the Liberal Party. He served as a member of the House of Representatives, representing the Division of Stirling in Western Australia from 2019 until it was abolished in 2022.

Mr Connelly began his career in the Army. He was deployed with Australia’s peacekeeping missions to the Solomon Islands and East Timor, where he served as a Platoon Commander.

Mr Connelly has extensive experience with WA’s mining, oil and gas industries including roles in emergency and crisis management. He also understands public service, having managed the risk program at the City of Swan, as president of the Stirling Progress Association, and as a staff member for Julie Bishop.

He became chief executive of the RSL WA in August 2022.

Mr Connelly holds a Bachelor of Arts, Diploma of Personnel Management, and Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment.