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Anasina Gray-Barberio | |
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| Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Northern Metropolitan Region | |
| Assumed office 14 November 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Samantha Ratnam |
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| Born | Samoa |
| Political party | Greens |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Deakin University |
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Anasina Gray-Barberio is a Samoan-Australian community worker and politician. She is a member of the Victorian Legislative Council in the Northern Metropolitan Region. [1] [2] She has also worked in the community sector.
Between 2020 and 2024, Anasina is completing a Bachelor of Social Work from Deakin University. [3]
Anasina has worked extensively within the community sector, focusing on community engagement, development, and project management with diverse cultural groups. She is the founder of Engage Pasefika, a grassroots organisation dedicated to addressing gaps in culturally responsive health services and advancing health equity for Pacific Island communities. [4] She has also served as a Community Advisory Committee member for The Royal Melbourne Hospital. [4]
Gray-Barberio filled the outgoing Legislative Council seat of former Victorian Greens leader Samantha Ratnam, who announced she will be contesting the Wills electorate in the 2025 federal election. [2] [5] She is the first Samoan Member of Parliament in Victorian Parliament. [1]
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