Age, Biography and Wiki
Neil Cole was born on 25 May, 1957 in Millicent, South Australia, is an Australian politician. Discover Neil Cole's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 66 years old?
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Playwright and researcher |
| Age |
66 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini |
| Born |
25 May, 1957 |
| Birthday |
25 May |
| Birthplace |
Millicent, South Australia |
| Nationality |
Australia
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Neil Cole Height, Weight & Measurements
At 66 years old, Neil Cole height not available right now. We will update Neil Cole's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Neil Cole Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Neil Cole worth at the age of 66 years old? Neil Cole’s income source is mostly from being a successful Playwright. He is from Australia. We have estimated Neil Cole's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
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| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
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Under Review |
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Timeline
Neil Donald Cole (born 25 May 1957) is an Australian playwright, researcher and former politician.
Cole was born in Millicent, South Australia, and spent his early years in Malaysia where his father was a military police officer in the Royal Australian Corps of Military Police stationed at RAAF Butterworth in Penang.
When his father was reassigned to Point Cook, the family moved into the housing commission high-rise flats in North Melbourne where Cole attended Flemington High School, and Kyneton High School in 1974.
In 1980, he graduated with a law degree from the University of Melbourne, and in the same year, founded the Flemington Community Legal Service where he worked as a community lawyer for seven years.
Cole first entered politics at a local level, serving on the Melbourne City Council for three years in the 1980s.
In 1988, Cole decided to run for the safe Labor seat of Melbourne in the Victorian Parliament.
Preselection for Melbourne was considered "unwinnable", given that the candidacy for the seat was already earmarked for ALP state secretary Jenny Beacham.
Aware that he was "supposed" to lose by nine votes, Cole worked the numbers and managed to win preselection, subsequently winning the seat at the 1988 state election.
In 1992, he was promoted to Joan Kirner's shadow cabinet as Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs and Shadow Attorney-General.
Early in his political career, Cole had had a number of mental breakdowns.
In 1993, he was diagnosed with manic-depressive disorder.
In 1995, Cole's condition became public knowledge as it was leaked to the media by his political enemies, and he publicly declared that he had mental illness, stood down as Shadow Attorney-General, and was admitted to The Melbourne Clinic shortly afterwards.
Following the revelation of his illness, Cole was re-elected as MLA for Melbourne in the 1996 election, a win he described as the "most gratifying thing" in his parliamentary career.
His political career ended in 1999, when he lost preselection for Melbourne in the 1999 election to Bronwyn Pike, who was subsequently elected.
Since leaving politics, Cole has written over twelve plays, most of them performed by La Mama Theatre.
His first play, Alive at Williamstown Pier, won the Griffin Award for New Australian Playwriting in 1999.
In 2001, he was awarded the Centenary Medal for service to Australian society and literature.
Cole is an associate professor at the Monash University School of Medicine, and is also a member of the National Advisory Council on Mental Health established in 2008.
Cole's debut novel, Colonel Surry's Insanity, was published in 2010.
The novel, about a fictional soldier (John Surry) who pleads not guilty to a charge of theft on the grounds of insanity, was based on interviews with twenty people with manic depression, as well as his own perspective.
