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Ingrid Stitt
Ingrid Stitt (born 1965/1966) is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council since 2018, representing Western Metropolitan Region.[1] She is a former union leader who won preselection over Jane Garrett in November 2017.[2]
Ingrid Stitt | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Workplace Safety | |
| Assumed office 29 September 2020 | |
| Premier | Daniel Andrews |
| Preceded by | Jill Hennessy |
| Minister for Early Childhood | |
| Assumed office 29 September 2020 | |
| Premier | Daniel Andrews |
| Preceded by | New ministry |
| Member of the Legislative Council for Western Metropolitan Region | |
| Assumed office 24 November 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | United Kingdom |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
In September 2020, Stitt was appointed Minister for Workplace Safety and Minister for Early Childhood in the Second Andrews Ministry.[3]
Stitt is a member of the Labor Left faction of the Labor Party.[4]
Early life
Stitt was born in the United Kingdom and is the daughter of artists Peter and Daphne Stitt.[5][6] In 1974, when Ingrid was 8,[7] the Stitts moved to Australia when Peter took up a lecturing job at the Prahran College of the Arts in Melbourne.
References
- ^ "Western Metropolitan". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ Willingham, Richard (15 November 2017). "Victorian Labor MPs ask 'what's the party thinking?' as Garrett loses preselection". ABC News. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ "Ingrid Stitt joins Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews' ministry following departure of Jenny Mikakos". ABC News. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ (PDF) https://mcusercontent.com/b8a9164fb231dc63930099167/files/106fabcd-6f5a-6380-6219-3a7ac2e87b91/Legislative_Committee.pdf.
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- ^ Daphne Stitt
- ^ "Ingrid Stitt Joins The Ministry". Premier of Victoria. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.