Lily D'Ambrosio
Lily D'Ambrosio | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change | |
| Assumed office 4 December 2014 | |
| Leader | Daniel Andrews |
| Preceded by | Russell Northe |
| Minister for Solar Homes | |
| Assumed office 29 November 2018 | |
| Leader | Daniel Andrews |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Minister for Suburban Development | |
| In office 23 May 2016 – 29 November 2018 | |
| Leader | Daniel Andrews |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Marlene Kairouz |
| Minister for Industry | |
| In office 4 December 2014 – 23 May 2016 | |
| Leader | Daniel Andrews |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Wade Noonan |
| Minister for Community Development | |
| In office 19 January 2010 – 2 December 2010 | |
| Leader | John Brumby |
| Preceded by | Peter Batchelor |
| Succeeded by | Mary Wooldridge |
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Mill Park | |
| Assumed office 30 November 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Alex Andrianopoulos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 July 1964 Melbourne, Australia |
| Political party | Labor Party |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
Liliana D'Ambrosio (born 30 July 1964, in Melbourne) is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2002, representing the electorate of Mill Park.[1] She is presently Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change and Minister for Solar Homes in the Andrews Ministry.
She was educated at Mercy College, Coburg and St Aloysius' College, North Melbourne. She received an Arts degree from the University of Melbourne in 1986 and later a Diploma in Public Policy.[1]
Political career
D'Ambrosio joined the Labor Party at university, and subsequently became an organiser with the Australian Services Union in 1986. She was promoted to state organiser in 1994, and served in the position until 1999, when she became an electorate officer to Alex Andrianopoulos, the then-Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. He retired in 2002, and she replaced him as the party's candidate in his safe seat of Mill Park.
In 2010, D'Ambrosio joined John Brumby's cabinet when she was appointed Minister for Community Development after a cabinet reshuffle following the resignation of Lynne Kosky.[2]
Personal life
D'Ambrosio is a member of Labor women's network Emily's List and the Union of Australian Women.[1] She is married, with two daughters, Eleanor and Maddy.
References
- ^ a b c "Lily D'Ambrosio (Mill Park)". Members Information. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ Rout, Milanda: Martin Pakula takes over public transport after Lynne Kosky resignation, The Australian, 20 January 2010.
External links
- 1964 births
- Living people
- Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria
- Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
- University of Melbourne alumni
- University of Melbourne women
- Australian politicians of Italian descent
- Women members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
- 21st-century Australian politicians
- 21st-century Australian women politicians