Juliana Marie Addison[1] (born 1 August 1974)[2] is an Australian politician serving as the elected member for the Electoral district of Wendouree in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party.

Juliana Addison
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
for Wendouree
Assumed office
24 November 2018
Preceded bySharon Knight
Personal details
Born
Juliana Dickinson

(1974-08-01) 1 August 1974 (age 49)
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Political partyLabor Party
Alma materMonash University
University of Melbourne
CommitteesEconomy and Infrastructure Committee
Websitewww.julianaaddison.com.au

Early career edit

For 11 years prior to the 2018 election, Addison was a teacher at Ballarat Clarendon College,[3] where she taught history.[4] She was also a Board Director at Ballarat Health Services[5]

Political career edit

Addison was elected as member for Wendouree at the 2018 Victorian state election after the retirement of her predecessor, Sharon Knight.[6]

As of August 2022, she is chair of the parliamentary environment and planning committee.[7]

Addison was re-elected at the 2022 state election for her second term,[8] defeating Liberal candidate and former mayor of Ballarat Samantha McIntosh.[9]

Personal life edit

Addison lives in Ballarat with her husband and two young daughters.[10]

References edit

  1. ^ "Speech". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  2. ^ Who's Who in Australia. ConnectWeb. 2019.
  3. ^ "Juliana Addison wins Labor's Wendouree preselection battle | The Courier". 16 November 2017. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Parliament of Victoria - Search Hansard". hansard.parliament.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  5. ^ "About Juliana | Juliana Addison MP". Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Wendouree - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC News. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Juliana Addison". new.parliament.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Wendouree - VIC Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  9. ^ Ballarat, City Of. "Cr Samantha McIntosh". City of Ballarat.
  10. ^ "About - Juliana Addison".
Parliament of Victoria
Preceded by Member for Wendouree
2018–present
Incumbent