Harriet Shing | |
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Minister for Development Victoria and Precincts | |
Assumed office 19 December 2024 | |
Premier | Jacinta Allan |
Preceded by | Colin Brooks |
Minister for Housing and Building | |
Assumed office 19 December 2024 | |
Premier | Jacinta Allan |
Preceded by | Herself (as Minister for Housing) |
Minister for Housing | |
In office 2 October 2023 –19 December 2024 | |
Premier | Jacinta Allan |
Preceded by | Colin Brooks |
Succeeded by | Herself (as Minister for Housing and Building) |
Minister for Equality | |
In office 27 June 2022 –19 December 2024 | |
Premier | Daniel Andrews Jacinta Allan |
Preceded by | Martin Foley |
Succeeded by | Vicki Ward |
Minister for Water | |
In office 27 June 2022 –19 December 2024 | |
Premier | Daniel Andrews Jacinta Allan |
Preceded by | Lisa Neville |
Succeeded by | Gayle Tierney |
Minister for Commonwealth Games Legacy | |
In office 5 December 2022 –27 July 2023 | |
Premier | Daniel Andrews |
Preceded by | Shaun Leane |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Minister for Regional Development | |
In office 27 June 2022 –2 October 2023 [1] | |
Premier | Daniel Andrews |
Preceded by | Mary-Anne Thomas |
Succeeded by | Gayle Tierney |
Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Eastern Victoria Region | |
Assumed office 29 November 2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 17 October 1976 |
Political party | Labor Party |
Website | www |
Harriet Claire Su Mei Wong King Shing [2] (born 17 October 1976[ citation needed ]) is an Australian politician. She is a Labor member of the Victorian Legislative Council,having represented the Eastern Victoria Region since 2014. [3]
Shing is the first openly lesbian member of the Parliament of Victoria. [4] She is also a member of the Labor Left faction of the Labor Party. [5]
In June 2022,Shing was appointed Minister for Equality,Regional Development and Water. [6] This made her Victoria's first cabinet minister with a Chinese background,and along with Steve Dimopoulos,became one of Victoria's first openly gay frontbenchers. [7]
Shing was first elected to the Victorian Legislative Council in 2014. [8]
Shing has held a number of Parliamentary Secretary and Ministerial roles. [8]
Position | Duration |
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Parliamentary Secretary for Emergency Services | July 2016 to December 2018 |
Parliamentary Secretary for Mental Health | December 2018 to December 2020 |
Parliamentary Secretary for Digital Government | December 2021 to June 2022 |
Parliamentary Secretary for Water | December 2020 to June 2022 |
Parliamentary Secretary for Equality | June 2020 to June 2022 |
Parliamentary Secretary for Creative Industries | June 2020 to June 2022 |
Since December 2024,Shing has been Minister for the Suburban Rail Loop,Minister for Housing and Building,and Minister for Development Victoria and Precinct. [8]
Position | Duration |
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Minister for Water | June 2022 to December 2022 |
Minister for Regional Development | June 2022 to December 2022 |
Minister for Equality | June 2022 to December 2022 |
Minister for Commonwealth Games Legacy | December 2022 to July 2023 |
Minister for Regional Development | December 2022 to October 2023 |
Minister for Housing | October 2023 to December 2024 |
Minister for Equality | December 2022 to December 2024 |
Minister for Water | December 2022 to December 2024 |
Minister for Development Victoria and Precincts | December 2024 to current |
Minister for Housing and Building | December 2024 to current |
Minister for Suburban Rail Loop | December 2024 to current |
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