Sonya Kilkenny

The Honourable
Sonya Kilkenny
MP
The Honourable Sonya Kilkenny MP
	Kilkenny in 2018
Minister for Planning; Minister for Outdoor Recreation
	In office; 4 July 2022 – 2 October 2023
Premier	Daniel Andrews
Preceded by	Lizzie Blandthorn
Succeeded by	Herself (as Minister for Planning) ; Steve Dimopoulos (as Minister for Outdoor Recreation)
Minister for Planning; Minister for the Suburbs
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2 October 2023
Premier	Jacinta Allan
Preceded by	Herself (as Minister for Planning and Minister for Outdoor Recreation) ; Ros Spence (as Minister for Suburban Development)
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Carrum ; Elections: 2014, 2018, 2022
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 29 November 2014
Preceded by	Donna Bauer
Personal details
Born	15 May 1969 (age 55); Sydney, Australia
Political party	Labor Party
Children	1
Alma mater	University of New South Wales; University of Melbourne
Profession	Commercial lawyer

Sonya Kilkenny (born 15 May 1969^{[citation needed]}) is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since November 2014, representing the Electoral district of Carrum.

Kilkenny first entered parliament at the 2014 Victorian state election when she narrowly won the seat off the Liberal incumbent, before holding the seat at the 2018 Victorian state election with an 11.2% swing, one of the biggest swings in the election.^[1]

Kilkenny served on the Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee and was an Acting Speaker in the Legislative Assembly.^[2]

On 29 November 2018, Kilkenny was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Early Childhood Education and in 2020 appointed Cabinet Secretary.^[3]

Kilkenny was born in Sydney, and attended schools in Hong Kong and the United States before returning to Australia.^{[citation needed]} She graduated from the University of New South Wales with a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws, and later with a Master of Laws from the University of Melbourne.^{[citation needed]} She has worked as a legal officer or lawyer for organisations such as the Kimberley Land Council and the Australian Children's Television Foundation, and served on the boards of the Back to Back Theatre company and the National Theatre in St Kilda.^[4] Just prior to her election, she was head of the legal dispute resolution team at the ANZ Banking Group.^[5]

Kilkenny lives in her electorate of Carrum. She previously contested the federal Division of Dunkley for Labor at the 2013 federal election.^[6]

Kilkenny was appointed as Minister for Corrections, Minister for Youth Justice, Minister for Victim Support and Minister for Fishing and Boating as part of a June 2022 cabinet reshuffle.^[7] She was sworn in on 4 July,^[8] a week after the rest of the cabinet, due to isolating after contracting COVID-19.^[9]

On 5 December 2022, Kilkenny was sworn in as the Minister for Planning and the Minister for Outdoor Recreation.^[10]

In October 2023, Kilkenny was appointed as Minister for the Suburbs, in addition to continuing as Planning Minister.^[11]

References

^ "Carrum - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)".
^ "Members: Sonya Kilkenny (Carrum)". People in Parliament. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
^ "Member Profile - Ms Sonya Kilkenny".
^ "ANMT Annual Report 2013" (PDF). nationaltheatre.org.au. Australian National Memorial Theatre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
^ "Sonya Kilkenny / Labor / Carrum". UNIPOLLWATCH. 10 November 2014. Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
^ "Carrum Results". ABC News. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
^ "Statement On New Ministry". Premier of Victoria. 25 June 2022. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022.
^ "Ministers of the Crown (per GG2022S352)" (PDF). Victoria Government Gazette. Victorian Government Printer. 7 July 2022. p. 1-2.
^ "Vic govt ministry sworn in after reshuffle". 7News. 27 June 2022.
^ "New Cabinet to Keep Doing What Matters | Premier of Victoria".
^ https://amp.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/jacinta-allan-names-her-new-cabinet-including-her-big-build-replacement-20231002-p5e90p.html

External links

Sonya Kilkenny on Facebook
Sonya Kilkenny on Twitter

Victorian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Donna Bauer	Member for Carrum 2014–present	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Natalie Hutchins	Minister for Corrections Minister for Youth Justice Minister for Victim Support 2022–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Melissa Horne	Minister for Fishing and Boating 2022–present	Incumbent

[1] "Carrum - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)".

[2] "Members: Sonya Kilkenny (Carrum)". People in Parliament. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 2 July 2017.

[3] "Member Profile - Ms Sonya Kilkenny".

[nattheatre-4] "ANMT Annual Report 2013" (PDF). nationaltheatre.org.au. Australian National Memorial Theatre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2014.

[unipollwatch-5] "Sonya Kilkenny / Labor / Carrum". UNIPOLLWATCH. 10 November 2014. Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.

[green14-6] "Carrum Results". ABC News. Retrieved 6 December 2014.

[7] "Statement On New Ministry". Premier of Victoria. 25 June 2022. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022.

[8] "Ministers of the Crown (per GG2022S352)" (PDF). Victoria Government Gazette. Victorian Government Printer. 7 July 2022. p. 1-2.

[9] "Vic govt ministry sworn in after reshuffle". 7News. 27 June 2022.

[10] "New Cabinet to Keep Doing What Matters | Premier of Victoria".

[11] ttps://amp.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/jacinta-allan-names-her-new-cabinet-including-her-big-build-replacement-20231002-p5e90p.html

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