Lizzie Blandthorn Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Lizzie Blandthorn
Honorific-Suffix:MLC
Office:Deputy Leader of the Government in the Victorian Legislative Council
Premier:Daniel Andrews
Leader:Jaclyn Symes
Term Start:5 December 2022
Predecessor:Gayle Tierney
Office1:Leader of the House
Premier1:Daniel Andrews
Term Start1:27 June 2022
Term End1:5 December 2022
Predecessor1:Jacinta Allan
Office2:Minister for Disability
Premier2:Jacinta Allan
Term Start2:2 October 2023
Predecessor2:Herself (as Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers)
Office3:Minister for Children
Premier3:Jacinta Allan
Term Start3:2 October 2023
Predecessor3:Herself (as Minister for Child Protection and Family Services)
Office4:Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers
Premier4:Daniel Andrews
Term Start4:5 December 2022
Term End4:2 October 2023
Predecessor4:Colin Brooks
Successor4:Herself (as Minister for Disability)
Ingrid Stitt (as Minister for Ageing)
Ros Spence (as Minister for Carers and Volunteers)
Office5:Minister for Child Protection and Family Services
Premier5:Daniel Andrews
Term Start5:5 December 2022
Term End5:2 October 2023
Predecessor5:Colin Brooks
Successor5:Herself (as Minister for Children)
Premier6:Daniel Andrews
Term Start6:27 June 2022
Term End6:5 December 2022
Predecessor6:Richard Wynne
Office7:Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Western Metropolitan Region
Term Start7:26 November 2022
Assembly8:Victorian Legislative
Constituency Am8:Pascoe Vale
Term Start8:29 November 2014
Term End8:26 November 2022
Predecessor8:Christine Campbell
Birth Date:1977 8, df=y
Party:Labor

Elizabeth Anne Blandthorn (born 1 August 1977) is an Australian politician. She is a member of the Victorian Legislative Council representing the Western Metropolitan Region since November 2022, and previously served as the member for the Electoral district of Pascoe Vale in the Victorian Legislative Assembly between November 2014 and November 2022. She is a member of the Labor Party.[1]

Between June and December 2022, Blandthorn has served as the Minister for Planning in the Second Andrews ministry, as well as the Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly.[2] After her shift to the upper house at the 2022 state election, in December 2022, she was appointed the Minister for Child Protection and Family Services and Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers in the Third Andrews ministry, as well as the Deputy Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council.[3]

Early career

She held the position of General Secretary in the National Union of Students in 2001.[4] She was both a god-daughter and former political staffer to Christine Campbell, the previous member for Pascoe Vale.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lizzie Blandthorn - Parliament of Victoria . new.parliament.vic.gov.au . 13 October 2022 . en.
  2. Web site: Statement On New Ministry. Premier of Victoria. 25 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220627065514/https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/statement-new-ministry. 27 June 2022. live.
  3. Web site: New Cabinet To Keep Doing What Matters. Premier of Victoria. 5 December 2022.
  4. Woroni (Canberra, ACT), 1 May 2001Web site: NUS budget deficit controversy.
  5. Web site: Retiring MP's goddaughter to face ALP members' vote . 17 December 2015. Moreland Leader Northern Edition . Leader Community Newspapers . Heath . Tamara .