Jordan Crugnale | |
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Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Bass | |
Assumed office 24 November 2018 | |
Preceded by | Brian Paynter |
Personal details | |
Born | Albany,Western Australia |
Political party | Australian Labor Party |
Jordan Alessandra Crugnale (born 1969) is an Australian politician. She has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since November 2018,representing the seat of Bass.
Crugnale grew up in Albany Western Australia,the child of migrant Italian parents. She trained as a teacher of English as a second language and has since worked in the education,mental health,aid and arts sectors. Her work has ranged from on the ground community led initiatives in regional Australia and overseas,through to high level strategic and advocacy projects. She was a councillor and Mayor with the Bass Coast Shire Council before winning Bass at the 2018 Victorian State election.
Before her election,she was a teacher and served as mayor of Bass Shire Council. [1]
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