Bridget Vallence | |
Honorific-Suffix: | MP |
Constituency Am: | Evelyn |
Assembly: | Victorian Legislative |
Term Start: | 24 November 2018 |
Predecessor: | Christine Fyffe |
Party: | Liberal Party |
Bridget Vallence is an Australian politician. She was elected to the Victorian Parliament in November 2018[1] to represent the Evelyn District and is the Shadow Minister for Industry, Manufacturing, Innovation, Medical Research, and the Digital Economy[2] since September 2021.
Previously, Vallence was the Shadow Minister for Environment & Climate Change, Youth Affairs, and Equality between March 2020 and September 2021, and the Shadow Cabinet Secretary and Shadow Assistant Minister for Industry between December 2018 and March 2020.[3]
She has served on Parliament’s Public Accounts and Estimates Committee and is currently a Board Member of VicHealth, a statutory foundation that promotes health and disease prevention.
Prior to entering Parliament, Vallence worked for 16 years in the automotive industry as a procurement professional in both the manufacturing and retail sectors in Australian, Asian, and global markets. She holds a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from the University of Melbourne.