Deputy Leader of the Government in the Victorian Legislative Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 December 2022
Premier
Daniel Andrews
Leader
Jaclyn Symes
Preceded by
Gayle Tierney
Leader of the House
In office 27 June 2022 – 5 December 2022
Premier
Daniel Andrews
Preceded by
Jacinta Allan
Succeeded by
Mary-Anne Thomas
Ministerial positions
Minister for Disability
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 October 2023
Premier
Jacinta Allan
Preceded by
Herself (as Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers)
Minister for Children
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 October 2023
Premier
Jacinta Allan
Preceded by
Herself (as Minister for Child Protection and Family Services)
Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers
In office 5 December 2022 – 2 October 2023
Premier
Daniel Andrews
Preceded by
Colin Brooks
Succeeded by
Herself (as Minister for Disability) Ingrid Stitt (as Minister for Ageing) Ros Spence (as Minister for Carers and Volunteers)
Minister for Child Protection and Family Services
In office 5 December 2022 – 2 October 2023
Premier
Daniel Andrews
Preceded by
Colin Brooks
Succeeded by
Herself (as Minister for Children)
Minister for Planning
In office 27 June 2022 – 5 December 2022
Premier
Daniel Andrews
Preceded by
Richard Wynne
Succeeded by
Sonya Kilkenny
Electorates
Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Western Metropolitan Region
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 November 2022
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Pascoe Vale
In office 29 November 2014 – 26 November 2022
Preceded by
Christine Campbell
Succeeded by
Anthony Cianflone
Personal details
Born
(1977-08-01) 1 August 1977 (age 46)
Political party
Labor
Elizabeth Anne Blandthorn (born 1 August 1977) is an Australian politician. She is a member of the Victorian Legislative Council representing the Western Metropolitan Region since November 2022, and previously served as the member for the Electoral district of Pascoe Vale in the Victorian Legislative Assembly between November 2014 and November 2022. She is a member of the Labor Party.[1]
Between June and December 2022, Blandthorn has served as the Minister for Planning in the Second Andrews ministry, as well as the Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly.[2] After her shift to the upper house at the 2022 state election, in December 2022, she was appointed the Minister for Child Protection and Family Services and Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers in the Third Andrews ministry, as well as the Deputy Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council.[3]
^"Lizzie Blandthorn - Parliament of Victoria". new.parliament.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
^"Statement On New Ministry". Premier of Victoria. 25 June 2022. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022.
^"New Cabinet To Keep Doing What Matters". Premier of Victoria. 5 December 2022.
staffer to Christine Campbell, the previous member for Pascoe Vale. "LizzieBlandthorn - Parliament of Victoria". new.parliament.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 13...
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