Christine Fyffe Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Christine Fyffe
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Office:Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Term Start:4 February 2014
Term End:23 December 2014
Deputy:Paul Weller
Predecessor:Ken Smith
Successor:Telmo Languiller
Constituency Am1:Evelyn
Assembly1:Victorian Legislative
Term Start1:25 November 2006
Term End1:24 November 2018
Predecessor1:Heather McTaggart
Successor1:Bridget Vallence
Term Start2:17 September 1999
Term End2:30 November 2002
Predecessor2:Jim Plowman
Successor2:Heather McTaggart
Birth Date:1944 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Party:Liberal Party
Children:5

Christine Ann Fyffe (born 10 December 1944) is an Australian politician. She was a Liberal member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1999 to 2002 and again from 2006 to 2018, representing Evelyn.

Personal life

Fyffe was born in Staffordshire, England, and was educated at Oldfield Hall Girls' School in the United Kingdom. She arrived in Australia in 1967, later creating with her recently married husband David, the Yarra Burn Winery and Restaurant at Yarra Junction. She now has five children. She supports the Essendon Football Club.[1]

Political career

Fyffe was a vigneron before entering politics, and was appointed by the Kennett State Government as a Commissioner for the Yarra Ranges Shire for the period 1994 - 97. In 1999, she was selected as the Liberal candidate for Evelyn following the retirement of sitting member Jim Plowman.[2]

In 2002, Fyffe was defeated by Labor candidate Heather McTaggart in the massive Labor landslide of that year. At the following election in 2006, Fyffe again contested Evelyn and defeated McTaggart.[2]

In 2010, Fyffe was elected Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, under Speaker Ken Smith. When Smith resigned as Speaker on 4 February 2014, the Assembly voted Fyffe in as his replacement.[3]

In October 2016 it was announced that Fyffe would be retiring from her seat at the 2018 election.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Christine & Evelyn - Christine Fyffe MP . 2010-09-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110222195557/http://www.christinefyffe.com.au/about_christine__evelyn . 22 February 2011 . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: Parliament of Victoria . Parliament of Victoria . Fyffe, Christine Ann . re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851 . Parliament of Victoria . 2008 . 6 April 2009.
  3. News: Ken Smith resigns, Christine Fyffe becomes the new Speaker. 4 February 2014. ABC News. 4 February 2014.
  4. Web site: Retirement of Christine Fyffe. 2 May 2023. 21 October 2016. vic.liberal.org.au.