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Kilkenny first entered parliament at the [[2014 Victorian state election]] when she narrowly won the seat off the [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]] incumbent, before holding the seat at the [[2018 Victorian state election]] with an 11.2% swing, one of the biggest swings in the election.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/elections/vic-election-2018/guide/carr/?nw=0|title = Carrum - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)}}</ref> |
Kilkenny first entered parliament at the [[2014 Victorian state election]] when she narrowly won the seat off the [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]] incumbent, before holding the seat at the [[2018 Victorian state election]] with an 11.2% swing, one of the biggest swings in the election.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/elections/vic-election-2018/guide/carr/?nw=0|title = Carrum - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)}}</ref> |
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Kilkenny served on the Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee and |
Kilkenny served on the Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee and was an Acting Speaker in the [[Victorian Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/members/details/1756-ms-sonya-kilkenny |title=Members: Sonya Kilkenny (Carrum) |work=People in Parliament |publisher=[[Parliament of Victoria]] |access-date=2 July 2017 }}</ref> |
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On 29 November 2018, Kilkenny was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Early Childhood Education and in 2020 appointed Cabinet Secretary.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/people-in-parliament/members-search/list-all-members/details/22/79|title = Member Profile - Ms Sonya Kilkenny}}</ref> |
On 29 November 2018, Kilkenny was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Early Childhood Education and in 2020 appointed Cabinet Secretary.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/people-in-parliament/members-search/list-all-members/details/22/79|title = Member Profile - Ms Sonya Kilkenny}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 05:26, 19 December 2022
Sonya Kilkenny | |
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.jpg) Kilkenny in 2018 | |
| Minister for Corrections Minister for Youth Justice Minister for Victim Support | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2022 | |
| Premier | Daniel Andrews |
| Preceded by | Natalie Hutchins |
| Minister for Fishing and Boating | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2022 | |
| Premier | Daniel Andrews |
| Preceded by | Melissa Horne |
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Carrum Elections: 2014, 2018 | |
| Assumed office 29 November 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Donna Bauer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 May 1969 Sydney, Australia |
| Political party | Labor Party |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | University of New South Wales University of Melbourne |
| Profession | Commercial lawyer |
Sonya Kilkenny (born 15 May 1969) is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since November 2014, representing the Electoral district of Carrum.
Kilkenny first entered parliament at the 2014 Victorian state election when she narrowly won the seat off the Liberal incumbent, before holding the seat at the 2018 Victorian state election with an 11.2% swing, one of the biggest swings in the election.[1]
Kilkenny served on the Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee and was an Acting Speaker in the Legislative Assembly.[2]
On 29 November 2018, Kilkenny was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Early Childhood Education and in 2020 appointed Cabinet Secretary.[3]
Kilkenny was born in Sydney, and attended schools in Hong Kong and the United States before returning to Australia. She graduated from the University of New South Wales with a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws, and later with a Master of Laws from the University of Melbourne. She has worked as a legal officer or lawyer for organisations such as the Kimberley Land Council and the Australian Children's Television Foundation, and served on the boards of the Back to Back Theatre company and the National Theatre in St Kilda.[4] Just prior to her election, she was head of the legal dispute resolution team at the ANZ Banking Group.[5] Sonya has lived in the Carrum Electorate for over 10 years.
She previously contested the federal Division of Dunkley for Labor at the 2013 federal election.[6]
In June 2022, it was announced that Kilkenny would be appointed as Minister for Corrections, Minister for Youth Justice, Minister for Victim Support and Minister for Fishing and Boating as part of a cabinet reshuffle.[7] However, she could not be sworn in with the rest of the cabinet on 27 June as she contracted COVID-19 and had to isolate.[8] She was eventually sworn in on 4 July.[9]
On 5 December 2022, Kilkenny was sworn in as the Minister for Planning and the Minister for Outdoor Recreation.[10]
References
- ^ "Carrum - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)".
- ^ "Members: Sonya Kilkenny (Carrum)". People in Parliament. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ "Member Profile - Ms Sonya Kilkenny".
- ^ "ANMT Annual Report 2013" (PDF). nationaltheatre.org.au. Australian National Memorial Theatre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ "Sonya Kilkenny / Labor / Carrum". UNIPOLLWATCH. 10 November 2014. Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ "Carrum Results". ABC News. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ "Statement On New Ministry". Premier of Victoria. 25 June 2022. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022.
- ^ "Vic govt ministry sworn in after reshuffle". 7News. 27 June 2022.
- ^ "Ministers of the Crown (per GG2022S352)" (PDF). Victoria Government Gazette. Victorian Government Printer. 7 July 2022. p. 1-2.
- ^ https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/new-cabinet-keep-doing-what-matters
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