Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Eastern Victoria Region
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 November 2014
Personal details
Born
(1976-10-17) 17 October 1976 (age 47)
Political party
Labor Party
Website
www.harrietshing.com.au
Harriet Claire Su Mei Wong King Shing[2] (born 17 October 1976[citation needed]) is an Australian politician. She is a Labor member of the Victorian Legislative Council, having represented the Eastern Victoria Region since 2014.[3]
Shing is the first openly lesbian member of the Parliament of Victoria.[4] She is also a member of the Labor Left faction of the Labor Party.[5]
In June 2022, Shing was appointed Minister for Equality, Regional Development and Water.[6] This made her Victoria's first cabinet minister with a Chinese background, and along with Steve Dimopoulos, became one of Victoria's first openly gay frontbenchers.[7]
^"Ministers of the Crown (per GG2022S319)" (PDF). Victoria Government Gazette. Victorian Government Printer. 27 June 2022. p. 2. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
^"Ministers of the Crown (per GG2022S319)" (PDF). Victoria Government Gazette. Victorian Government Printer. 27 June 2022. p. 2. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
^Green, Antony. "Eastern Victoria Region". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
^"The LGBTI stories that shaped 2014". Sydney Star Observer. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
^ https://mcusercontent.com/b8a9164fb231dc63930099167/files/106fabcd-6f5a-6380-6219-3a7ac2e87b91/Legislative_Committee.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^"Statement On New Ministry". Premier of Victoria. 25 June 2022. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022.
^Ilanbey, Sumeyya (27 June 2022). "'Not that long ago it was an offence for us to be who we are': State gets first openly gay ministers". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
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