Lily D'Ambrosio explained

Lily D'Ambrosio
Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Office1:Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change
Leader1:Daniel Andrews
Term Start1:4 December 2014
Term End1:5 December 2022
Predecessor1:Russell Northe
Successor1:Herself (as Minister for Energy and Resources and Minister for Climate Action)
Ingrid Stitt (as Minister for the Environment)
Office2:Minister for Solar Homes
Leader2:Daniel Andrews
Term Start2:29 November 2018
Term End2:5 December 2022
Predecessor2:Office established
Successor2:Office abolished
Office3:Minister for Suburban Development
Leader3:Daniel Andrews
Term Start3:23 May 2016
Term End3:29 November 2018
Predecessor3:Office established
Successor3:Marlene Kairouz
Office4:Minister for Industry
Leader4:Daniel Andrews
Term Start4:4 December 2014
Term End4:23 May 2016
Predecessor4:Office established
Successor4:Wade Noonan
Office5:Minister for Community Development
Leader5:John Brumby
Term Start5:19 January 2010
Term End5:2 December 2010
Predecessor5:Peter Batchelor
Successor5:Mary Wooldridge
Constituency Am6:Mill Park
Assembly6:Victorian Legislative
Term Start6:30 November 2002
Predecessor6:Alex Andrianopoulos
Birth Date:1964 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Melbourne, Australia
Party:Labor Party
Children:2
Alma Mater:University of Melbourne

Liliana D'Ambrosio (pronounced as /it/; born 30 July 1964) 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 Climate Action, Minister for Energy & Resources and Minister for the State Electricity Commission under the Allan Government.

Education

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]

D'Ambrosio is a member of the Socialist Left.[3] [4] [5]

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.

D'Ambrosio lives in Brunswick, located approximately 17km from her electorate of Mill Park.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lily D'Ambrosio (Mill Park). Members Information . Parliament of Victoria. 5 November 2020.
  2. Rout, Milanda: Martin Pakula takes over public transport after Lynne Kosky resignation, The Australian, 20 January 2010.
  3. Web site: Potter . Ben . The NEG: Why Lily d'Ambrosio and Daniel Andrews dug their heels in . Australian Financial Review . 9 August 2018 . 1 June 2022.
  4. Web site: Harris . Rob . 'Like 19th-century empires dividing up Africa': Victorian Labor peace talks threaten to erupt . The Sydney Morning Herald . 30 April 2021 . Fairfax Media . 1 June 2022.
  5. Web site: Victorian State Election 2010: Mill Park . Crikey . 1 June 2022.
  6. Web site: Smethurst . Annika . Parachuting pollies into safe seats fuels political cynicism . The Age . 16 September 2021 . Fairfax Media . 8 October 2021.