Jade Benham | |
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Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Mildura | |
Assumed office 26 November 2022 | |
Preceded by | Ali Cupper |
Personal details | |
Political party | National |
Website | Official website |
Jade Benham is an Australian politician who is the current member for the district of Mildura in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. She is a member of the Nationals and was elected in the 2022 state election,after defeating incumbent MLA Ali Cupper. [1]
Benham was born in Swan Hill and completed her secondary education at Swan Hill Secondary College. [2] [3]
She was elected mayor of Swan Hill Rural City Council in November 2021 [3] and took leave of absence from that position in July 2022 to stand in the Victorian state election. [4]
According to Jade's parliamentary register of interests,she is a landlord and owns a rental property in Swan Hill. [5]
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