Katie Hall | |
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Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Footscray | |
Assumed office 24 November 2018 | |
Preceded by | Marsha Thomson |
Personal details | |
Born | 1981or1982(age 41–42) [1] |
Political party | Labor Party |
Website | www |
Kathryn Ann Hall [2] is an Australian politician serving as the elected member for the Electoral district of Footscray in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party
Before her election,she was employed as a corporate communications specialist. [3] She was also an advisor to former federal attorney-general Nicola Roxon,and she spent time working at the Australian Council of Trade Unions,City of Melbourne,and Victoria Police. [4]
Katie was elected as member for Footscray at the 2018 Victorian state election after the retirement of Marsha Thompson,the former member for Footscray. [3]
Katie is currently the Parliamentary Secretary for Housing,a role she has held since October 2023, [2] She has also held the role of Parliamentary Secretary for Creative Industries since June 2022 [2]
Originally a member of Labor Right,Hall defected to Labor Left along with six of her colleagues shortly after the 2022 Victorian state election;the defections of her colleagues and herself meant that Labor Left constituted a majority of the state Labor caucus. [5]
Katie was re-elected as the member for Footscray at the 2022 Victorian state election to serve her second term, [6] defeating Greens Candidate Elena Pereyra. [6]
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