Nina Meredith Springle (born 6 March 1973) is an Australian politician. She was a Greens member of the Victorian Legislative Council, having represented South Eastern Metropolitan Region from 2014 to 2018.[1][2]
Nina Springle | |
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| Deputy Leader of the Victorian Greens | |
| In office 12 October 2017 – 19 December 2018 | |
| Leader | Samantha Ratnam |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Succeeded by | Ellen Sandell |
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for South Eastern Metropolitan Region | |
| In office 29 November 2014 – 24 November 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nina Meredith Springle 6 March 1973 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Political party | Greens (until 2019) Reason (since 2022) |
| Children | Two |
| Alma mater | Deakin University |
| Website | http://ninaspringle.com.au |
In 2014 Springle became the first Greens MP to represent the South Eastern Metropolitan Region in Victoria's Parliament. Springle has worked as a consultant in the community and education sectors.
During her term of office, Springle was the Victorian Greens spokesperson for Families and Children, Multicultural Affairs, Women, Health, Youth Justice, Prevention of Family Violence, Older People, Employment, Industrial Relations, Industry & Trade, Small Business, Digital Rights and Waste Management.
Nina Springle initiated the "Plastic Free Sea" campaign, which aims to stop marine plastic pollution in Victoria, and has worked on developing a container deposit scheme to reduce plastic and metal litter.
Springle was appointed the first Deputy Leader of the Victorian Greens on 12 October 2017, a role she retained until losing her seat at the 2018 state election.[3] She resigned from the party after the election, citing dissatisfaction with the "party establishment" and its response to the loss of seats.[4]
On 9 November 2022, Springle announced that she had joined the Reason Party, and would be contesting the North-Eastern Metropolitan Region in the Legislative Council at the 2022 state election.[5]
References edit
- ^ Green, Antony. "South Eastern Metropolitan Region". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ "Ms Nina Springle". Parliament of Victoria.
- ^ "Greens name ex-mayor of Moreland as party leader before she even takes her seat". The Age (Fairfax Media). 12 October 2017.
Another upper house member, Nina Springle who has represented the Metropolitan South East Metro electorate since 2014, will be Samantha Ratnam's deputy.
- ^ "Whither the Greens? How a reckoning looms for a party fighting to hang on". The Guardian Australia. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "I have some news regarding the 2022 Victorian state election". Twitter. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
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