Katie Hall | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Footscray | |
| Assumed office 24 November 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Marsha Thomson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1981 or 1982 (age 43–44) [1] |
| 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 since 2018. 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 Thomson,the former member for the district. [3]
Katie has been the Parliamentary Secretary for Housing since October 2023. [2] She has also held the role of Parliamentary Secretary for Creative Industries since June 2022. [2]
Originally a member of the Labor Right,Hall defected to the Labor Left along with six of her colleagues shortly after the 2022 Victorian state election;the defections meant that Labor Left constituted a majority of the state Labor caucus. [5]
Katie was re-elected to a second term as the member for Footscray at the 2022 state election, [6] defeating the Greens candidate Elena Pereyra. [6]