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==Political career==
==Political career==
From 2008 to 2012, Spence served as a Councillor in the [[City of Hume]], including as Mayor between 2011 and 2012. In 2013, she was selected as the Labor candidate for the seat of Yuroke and was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly at the [[2014 Victorian state election]].<ref name=humeleader>{{cite news|last1=Savino|first1=Natalie|title=Former Hume mayor Ros Spence endorsed as ALP candidate for Yuroke|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/north/former-hume-mayor-ros-spence-endorsed-as-alp-candidate-for-yuroke/story-fnglenug-1226797474183|access-date=7 December 2014|work=Hume Leader|date=10 January 2014}}</ref> She later re-elected at the [[2018 Victorian state election]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/vic-election-2018/guide/yuro/|title =Yuroke Results 2018|access-date = 24 March 2020|website = ABC News}}</ref>.
From 2008 to 2012, Spence served as a Councillor in the [[City of Hume]], including as Mayor between 2011 and 2012. In 2013, she was selected as the Labor candidate for the seat of Yuroke and was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly at the [[2014 Victorian state election]].<ref name=humeleader>{{cite news|last1=Savino|first1=Natalie|title=Former Hume mayor Ros Spence endorsed as ALP candidate for Yuroke|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/north/former-hume-mayor-ros-spence-endorsed-as-alp-candidate-for-yuroke/story-fnglenug-1226797474183|access-date=7 December 2014|work=Hume Leader|date=10 January 2014}}</ref> She later re-elected at the [[2018 Victorian state election]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/vic-election-2018/guide/yuro/|title =Yuroke Results 2018|access-date = 24 March 2020|website = ABC News}}</ref>
Following the abolition of the Yuroke electorate, Spence won the seat of [[Electoral district of Kalkallo|Kalkallo]] at the [[2022 Victorian state election]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/vic/2022/guide/kalk|title = Kalkallo Results|access-date = 28 November 2022|website = ABC News}}</ref>
Following the abolition of the Yuroke electorate, Spence won the seat of [[Electoral district of Kalkallo|Kalkallo]] at the [[2022 Victorian state election]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/vic/2022/guide/kalk|title = Kalkallo Results|access-date = 28 November 2022|website = ABC News}}</ref>


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Revision as of 07:58, 3 December 2022

Ros Spence
MP
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
for Kalkallo
Incumbent
Assumed office
26 November 2022
Preceded bySeat established
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
for Yuroke
In office
29 November 2014 – 26 November 2022
Preceded byLiz Beattie
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Personal details
Born (1970-12-16) 16 December 1970 (age 54)
Political partyLabor Party
SpouseKosmos Samaras
Websitewww.rosspence.com.au

Rosalind Louise Spence (born 16 December 1970) is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since November 2014, representing Yuroke from 2014 and 2022 and Kalkallo from 2022 onwards.[1][2]

Spence has served as the Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Community Sport and Youth in the Andrews ministry since March 2020,[3] and as Minister for Prevention of Family Violence since June 2022.[4]

Early life, education and career

Spence was raised in Eltham and graduated from Eltham High School in 1988. She later graduating with a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Tasmania in 2002.

Prior to her election to Parliament, Spence worked as an electorate officer to various state and federal Members of Parliament, as operations manager for the Victorian branch of the Australian Labor Party, and as a volunteer solicitor at the Broadmeadows Legal Centre.[5][6]

Political career

From 2008 to 2012, Spence served as a Councillor in the City of Hume, including as Mayor between 2011 and 2012. In 2013, she was selected as the Labor candidate for the seat of Yuroke and was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly at the 2014 Victorian state election.[7] She later re-elected at the 2018 Victorian state election.[8] Following the abolition of the Yuroke electorate, Spence won the seat of Kalkallo at the 2022 Victorian state election.[9]

Following her election, Spence served as Government Whip and later as Parliamentary Secretary for Public Transport and Parliamentary Secretary for Road Infrastructure. She has also served as the Chair of the Electoral Matters Committee.

In March 2020, Spence was elevated to the Andrews ministry following the resignation of Gavin Jennings as the Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Community Sport and Youth.[10] She was additionally appointed as Minister for Prevention of Family Violence in June 2022.[11]

Personal life

Spence has one son and is married to former Victorian Labor assistant state secretary Kosmos Samaras.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Yuroke Results". ABC News. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Kalkallo Results". ABC News. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Women outnumber men in Victorian cabinet after outgoing minister replaced". The Age. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Statement On New Ministry". Premier of Victoria. 25 June 2022. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Member Profile: Ms Ros Spence (Yuroke)". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Ros Spence Joins Cabinet". Premier of Victoria. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  7. ^ Savino, Natalie (10 January 2014). "Former Hume mayor Ros Spence endorsed as ALP candidate for Yuroke". Hume Leader. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Yuroke Results 2018". ABC News. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Kalkallo Results". ABC News. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Vic cabinet shuffle after MP's retirement". The Weekly Times. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Statement On New Ministry". Premier of Victoria. 25 June 2022. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Member Profile: Key Victorian ALP strategist Kosmos Samaras to resign". The Australian. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
Victorian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Member for Yuroke
2014–present 		Incumbent
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