Patrick Possum Gorman (born 12 December 1984) is an Australian politician, elected as an Australian Labor Party representative for the Division of Perth at the 2018 Perth by-election.
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Early life
Gorman was born on 12 December 1984 in East Fremantle, Western Australia. His parents are Wendy and Ron Gorman, who were both teachers. Gorman has a younger brother. He attended Lance Holt School, a small independent primary school run by his parents in Fremantle, and Melville Senior High School. He then completed a Bachelor of Social Science at Curtin University, and a Graduate Diploma of Business and a Master of Business Administration at the University of Western Australia.
Early career
From 2006 to 2007, Gorman worked as a research officer for Ken Travers, a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council, and from 2008 to 2009, Gorman worked as an electorate officer for Melissa Parke, a member of the Australian House of Representatives. During this time, he held several voluntary positions in the Labor Party: from 2006 to 2008, he was secretary of the Australian Labor Party Curtin University sub-branch; from 2007 to 2008, he was Secretary of Young Labor (WA); and in 2009, he was convenor of the Australian Labor Party Conservation, Environment and Climate Change Policy Committee (WA).