John Lenders
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John Lenders is an Australian Labor Party
politician representing the Southern Metropolitan Region in the Victorian Legislative Council
. He was most notably the Minister for Education in the Bracks Government
and Treasurer of Victoria
in the Brumby Government
.
He was appointed Treasurer in August 2007 following the appointment of Premier John Brumby
and was succeeded on 3 December 2010 after the election of the Baillieu
Government. Lenders also served as the Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council
during the tenure of the Labor Government.
He is currently the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council and hold a number of Shadow Ministries
.
. During this period, he served as the Parliamentary Secretary for Treasury and Finance.
He was then elected, in the subsequent 2002 election, MLC for Waverley. As Minister for Industrial Relations, in 2002 he championed the Federal Awards (Uniform System) Bill, which sought to provide Federal award employment protection to Victoria's non-award covered workers, which was passed by Parliament in 2003.
Lenders was also made Minister for Consumer Affairs and Minister for Finance in 2002 - portfolios he occupied until 2005 and 2006 respectively. In January, 2005, he was made Minister for Major Projects, Minister for WorkCover and the TAC which he occupied until December 2006.
Lenders was elected to his current position of MLC for Southern Metropolitan Region in November 2006. In December of the same year, he was promoted to Minister for Education. On the 3 August 2007 Lenders was again promoted to Treasurer, following the resignation of former Premier Steve Bracks
.
Prior to his election to the Victorian State Parliament in 1999, he was Assistant State Secretary 1988 had later State Secretary and Campaign Director of the Victorian ALP in 1994. During this time, he was also a member of the National Executive and Campaign Committee.
East Primary School in 1963. He then moved to St Joseph's Primary School in Trafalgar
until graduation in 1969.
Lenders studied education at Rusden Teachers College after graduating from Trafalgar High School
; before going on to study law at Monash University
and has previously served as its State Secretary and campaign director.
Lenders is also a member of the Australian Services Union
; Bicycle Victoria
; and is a fellow of the Williamson Community Leadership Program.
In September 2010 Lenders was awarded Honorary Life Membership of the Proportional Representation Society of Australia
in recognition of his commitment to reform of the Victorian Legislative Council
, which he oversaw in the lead-up to and following the Labor Government's re-election in 2002.
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
politician representing the Southern Metropolitan Region in the Victorian Legislative Council
Victorian Legislative Council
The Victorian Legislative Council, is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Victoria, Australia; the lower house being the Legislative Assembly. Both houses sit in Parliament House in Spring Street, Melbourne. The Legislative Council serves as a house of review, in a similar fashion to...
. He was most notably the Minister for Education in the Bracks Government
Bracks Ministry
The Bracks Ministry was the 65th ministry of the Government of Victoria. It was led by the Premier of Victoria, Steve Bracks, and Deputy Premier, John Thwaites. It succeeded the Kennett Ministry on 20 October 1999, following the defeat of Jeff Kennett's Liberal government in the 1999 state...
and Treasurer of Victoria
Treasurer of Victoria
The Treasurer of Victoria is the title held by the Cabinet Minister who is responsible for the financial management of Victoria’s budget sector. This primarily includes:* preparation and delivery of the annual State Budget;...
in the Brumby Government
Brumby Ministry
The Brumby Ministry was the 66th ministry of the Government of Victoria. It was led by the Premier of Victoria, John Brumby, and Deputy Premier, Rob Hulls. It succeeded the Bracks Ministry on 3 August 2007, following the retirement of former Premier Steve Bracks and his deputy John Thwaites...
.
He was appointed Treasurer in August 2007 following the appointment of Premier John Brumby
John Brumby
John Mansfield Brumby , is an Australian Labor Party politician who was Premier of Victoria from 2007 to 2010. He became Premier after the resignation of Steve Bracks. He also served as the Minister for Veterans' Affairs and the Minister for Multicultural Affairs. He contested his first election...
and was succeeded on 3 December 2010 after the election of the Baillieu
Ted Baillieu
Edward Norman "Ted" Baillieu MLA is an Australian politician. He is currently the Premier of Victoria and the member for the Legislative Assembly seat of Hawthorn...
Government. Lenders also served as the Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council
Victorian Legislative Council
The Victorian Legislative Council, is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Victoria, Australia; the lower house being the Legislative Assembly. Both houses sit in Parliament House in Spring Street, Melbourne. The Legislative Council serves as a house of review, in a similar fashion to...
during the tenure of the Labor Government.
He is currently the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council and hold a number of Shadow Ministries
Shadow Cabinet
The Shadow Cabinet is a senior group of opposition spokespeople in the Westminster system of government who together under the leadership of the Leader of the Opposition form an alternative cabinet to the government's, whose members shadow or mark each individual member of the government...
.
Prior Positions
Lenders entered parliament in September 1999, as the MLA for Dandenong NorthElectoral district of Dandenong North
Electoral district of Dandenong North was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria.-Members for Dandenong North:...
. During this period, he served as the Parliamentary Secretary for Treasury and Finance.
He was then elected, in the subsequent 2002 election, MLC for Waverley. As Minister for Industrial Relations, in 2002 he championed the Federal Awards (Uniform System) Bill, which sought to provide Federal award employment protection to Victoria's non-award covered workers, which was passed by Parliament in 2003.
Lenders was also made Minister for Consumer Affairs and Minister for Finance in 2002 - portfolios he occupied until 2005 and 2006 respectively. In January, 2005, he was made Minister for Major Projects, Minister for WorkCover and the TAC which he occupied until December 2006.
Lenders was elected to his current position of MLC for Southern Metropolitan Region in November 2006. In December of the same year, he was promoted to Minister for Education. On the 3 August 2007 Lenders was again promoted to Treasurer, following the resignation of former Premier Steve Bracks
Steve Bracks
Stephen Philip Bracks AC is a former Australian politician and the 44th Premier of Victoria. He first won the electoral district of Williamstown in 1994 for the Australian Labor Party, and was party leader and Premier from 1999 to 2007....
.
Prior to his election to the Victorian State Parliament in 1999, he was Assistant State Secretary 1988 had later State Secretary and Campaign Director of the Victorian ALP in 1994. During this time, he was also a member of the National Executive and Campaign Committee.
Family
Lenders is the son of dairy farmers from Gippsland, and is married with three children. He grew up in regional Victoria, before moving to Melbourne for tertiary education.Education
Lenders attended DrouinDrouin, Victoria
Drouin is a major service town, located in West Gippsland, east of Melbourne. Its local government area is the Shire of Baw Baw. The town is supposedly named after a Frenchman who invented a chlorination process for the extraction of ore or an Aboriginal word meaning "north wind". New estate...
East Primary School in 1963. He then moved to St Joseph's Primary School in Trafalgar
Trafalgar, Victoria
Trafalgar is a town in the West Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. The town lies on the Princes Highway and main Gippsland railway line about west of Moe. The town backs onto the foothills of the Strzelecki Ranges to the south...
until graduation in 1969.
Lenders studied education at Rusden Teachers College after graduating from Trafalgar High School
Trafalgar High School
Trafalgar High School is a years 7-12 co-ed school located in Trafalgar, Victoria. It was officially opened in 1964 after running classes on the original Trafalgar Primary School grounds, now Balfour Park. When it opened the school had 95 pupils.- History :...
; before going on to study law at Monash University
Monash University
Monash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL....
Memberships
Lenders is a member of the Australian Labor PartyAustralian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
and has previously served as its State Secretary and campaign director.
Lenders is also a member of the Australian Services Union
Australian Services Union
The Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union, which operates under the trading name of the Australian Services Union or ASU, is a trade union that represents members in a variety of industries.-Union history:...
; Bicycle Victoria
Bicycle Victoria
Bicycle Network Victoria is a community-based not-for-profit organisation, one of the largest cycling membership organisations in the world , whose mission is to get More People Cycling More Often. The name was changed from Bicycle Victoria to Bicycle Network Victoria in July 2011...
; and is a fellow of the Williamson Community Leadership Program.
In September 2010 Lenders was awarded Honorary Life Membership of the Proportional Representation Society of Australia
Proportional Representation Society of Australia
The Proportional Representation Society of Australia is one of the main electoral reform organisations in Australia. It has branches in South Australia, Victoria-Tasmania, New South Wales, Western Australia and the Australian Capital Territory...
in recognition of his commitment to reform of the Victorian Legislative Council
Victorian Legislative Council
The Victorian Legislative Council, is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Victoria, Australia; the lower house being the Legislative Assembly. Both houses sit in Parliament House in Spring Street, Melbourne. The Legislative Council serves as a house of review, in a similar fashion to...
, which he oversaw in the lead-up to and following the Labor Government's re-election in 2002.