The Honourable Vicki Ward | |
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Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Eltham | |
Assumed office 29 November 2014 | |
Preceded by | Steve Herbert |
Minister for Equality | |
Assumed office 19 December 2024 | |
Premier | Jacinta Allan |
Preceded by | Harriet Shing |
Minister for Natural Disaster Recovery | |
Assumed office 19 December 2024 | |
Premier | Jacinta Allan |
Preceded by | Position established |
Minister for Emergency Services | |
Assumed office 19 December 2024 | |
Premier | Jacinta Allan |
Preceded by | Jaclyn Symes |
Minister for Prevention of Family Violence | |
In office 2 October 2023 –19 December 2024 | |
Premier | Jacinta Allan |
Preceded by | Ros Spence |
Succeeded by | Natalie Hutchins |
Minister for Employment | |
In office 2 October 2023 –19 December 2024 | |
Premier | Jacinta Allan |
Preceded by | Ben Carroll |
Succeeded by | Natalie Suleyman (as Minister for Employment and Small Business) |
Parliamentary Secretary for Education | |
In office 5 December 2022 –2 October 2023 | |
Minister | Natalie Hutchins |
Premier | Daniel Andrews Jacinta Allan |
Preceded by | Tim Richardson (as Parliamentary Secretary for Schools) |
Succeeded by | Darren Cheeseman |
Parliamentary Secretary for Transport | |
In office 27 June 2022 –5 December 2022 | |
Minister | Jacinta Allan |
Premier | Daniel Andrews |
Preceded by | Herself (as Parliamentary Secretary for Public Transport and Infrastructure) |
Succeeded by | Josh Bull |
Personal details | |
Born | Melbourne,Victoria,Australia | 30 June 1969
Political party | Labor Party |
Alma mater | La Trobe University |
Occupation | Politician |
Website | www |
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From 1998 to 2014,she was an advisor and electorate officer to federal Labor MP Jenny Macklin. [2]
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