Keir Paterson

Keir Paterson is Labor’s candidate for Melbourne. Before running for federal parliament, Keir worked in mental health, running programs and interventions to make workplaces more psychologically safe and mentally healthy. He is also proud to represent Victorian workers in the superannuation industry as a local president of the Finance Sector Union. Most recently, Keir was president of the 50,000-member Bicycle Network, which advocates for more sustainable transport and safer riding. He is a father of three teenagers and cares deeply about the kind of world we’re creating for them.