Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2010–2014
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This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council
, as elected at the 2010 state election
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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...
, as elected at the 2010 state election
Victorian state election, 2010
The 2010 Victorian state election was held on 27 November. The incumbent centre-left Australian Labor Party government, led by John Brumby, was defeated by the centre-right Liberal/National Coalition opposition, led by Ted Baillieu....
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| Name | Party | Province | Term of office |
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| Bruce Atkinson Bruce Atkinson Bruce Norman Atkinson is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal member of the Victorian Legislative Council since October 1992, representing Koonung Province from 1992 to 2006 and Eastern Metropolitan Region since. He is currently the President of the Legislative Council.Atkinson was born... |
Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... |
Eastern Metropolitan | 1992–present |
| Greg Barber Greg Barber Greg Barber is an Australian politician, and Greens member of the Victorian Legislative Council.-Early career:Barber obtained a Masters in Business Administration from the Melbourne Business School and was a successful investor.... |
Greens Australian Greens The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is an Australian green political party.The party was formed in 1992; however, its origins can be traced to the early environmental movement in Australia and the formation of the United Tasmania Group , the first Green party in the world, which... |
Northern Metropolitan | 2006–present |
| Hon Candy Broad Candy Broad Candy Celeste Broad is an Australian politician. She has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council since September 1999, first representing the electorate of Melbourne North Province until 2006, and then as a Member for the Northern Victoria region.After making a... |
Labor 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... |
Northern Victoria | 1999–present |
| Andrea Coote Andrea Coote Andrea Coote is an Australian politician. She has been a Liberal member of the Victorian Legislative Council since September 1999, representing Monash Province until the 2006 election and the Southern Metropolitan Region since.... |
Liberal | Southern Metropolitan | 1999–present |
| Georgie Crozier Georgie Crozier Georgina Mary "Georgie" Crozier is an Australian politician representing the Liberal Party of Australia in the Victorian Legislative Council.-References:... |
Liberal | Southern Metropolitan | 2010–present |
| Richard Dalla-Riva Richard Dalla-Riva Richard Alex Gordon Dalla-Riva is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal member of the Victorian Legislative Council since November 2002 when he won a by-election to represent East Yarra Province. In 2006, he was elected to represent Eastern Metropolitan Region where he was re-elected in... |
Liberal | Eastern Metropolitan | 2002–present |
| Hon Kaye Darveniza Kaye Darveniza Kaye Darveniza is an Australian politician. She has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council since September 1999, representing Melbourne West Province. In the 2006 Victoria State election, she transferred to the Northern Victoria Region and was re-elected... |
Labor | Northern Victoria | 1999–present |
| David Davis David Davis (Australian politician) David McLean Davis is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal member of the Victorian Legislative Council since March 1996, representing East Yarra Province 1996-2006 and the Southern Metropolitan Region from 2006 onwards... |
Liberal | Southern Metropolitan | 1996–present |
| Philip Davis | Liberal | Eastern Victoria | 1992–present |
| Damian Drum Damian Drum Damian Kevin Drum is the Nationals member for Northern Victoria Region in the Victorian parliament, Australia. He is also a former Australian rules footballer and coach, most notably as senior coach of the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League from 1999 to 2001. He turned to... |
National | Northern Victoria | 2002–present |
| Khalil Eideh Khalil Eideh Khalil Eideh is an Australian politician, for the state of Victoria. Born in Tripoli in Lebanon, he later migrated to Australia, where he became a mail officer with Australia Post . From 1987 to 2006 he was the Managing Director of Bluestar Logistics Freight Company... |
Labor | Western Metropolitan | 2006–present |
| Nazih Elasmar Nazih Elasmar Nazih Halim Elasmar , is an Australian politician, and a sitting member of the Victorian Legislative Council for the Australian Labor Party.... |
Labor | Northern Metropolitan | 2006–present |
| Andrew Elsbury Andrew Elsbury Andrew Warren Elsbury is an Australian politician representing the Liberal Party of Australia in the Victorian Legislative Council.-External links:... |
Liberal | Western Metropolitan | 2010–present |
| Bernie Finn Bernie Finn Bernard Thomas Christopher Finn is a member of the Victorian Legislative Council representing the Western Metropolitan Region since the election of November 2006... |
Liberal | Western Metropolitan | 2006–present |
| Matthew Guy Matthew Guy Matthew Guy is an Australian politician, and a member of the Victorian Legislative Council for the Liberal Party. He is the current Minister for Planning in the state of Victoria.... |
Liberal | Northern Metropolitan | 2006–present |
| Peter Hall Peter Hall (politician) Peter Ronald Hall is an Australian politician. He has been a National member of the Victorian Legislative Council since 1988, representing Gippsland Province. He is the current leader of the National Party in the Legislative Council and the Shadow Minister for Skills and Workforce Participation... |
National | Eastern Victoria | 1988–present |
| Colleen Hartland Colleen Hartland Colleen Hartland is an Australian politician, and a Greens member of the Victorian Legislative Council.-Early career:... |
Greens | Western Metropolitan | 2006–present |
| Hon Gavin Jennings Gavin Jennings Gavin Jennings is an Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council since 1999, representing Melbourne Province and then the South Eastern Metropolitan Region... |
Labor | South Eastern Metropolitan | 1999–present |
| David Koch David Koch (Australian politician) David Koch is an Australian politician. Born in Coleraine, Victoria, he was a farmer from 1973 to 2001, when he became a real estate agent. He held numerous local positions, and was a Wannon Shire Councillor from 1987–1994, serving as President in 1991. In 2002, he was elected to the... |
Liberal | Western Victoria | 2002–present |
| Jan Kronberg Jan Kronberg Jan Kronberg is an Australian politician and a member of the Victorian Legislative Council representing the Eastern Metropolitan Region.... |
Liberal | Eastern Metropolitan | 2006–present |
| Shaun Leane Shaun Leane Shaun Leane is an Australian Labor Party politician and a current member for the Eastern Metropolitan Region in the Victorian Legislative Council.... |
Labor | Eastern Metropolitan | 2006–present |
| Hon John Lenders John Lenders 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.... |
Labor | Southern Metropolitan | 2002–present |
| Wendy Lovell Wendy Lovell Wendy Ann Lovell is an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, New South Wales, she was a newsagent before becoming involved in politics. She held numerous posts with the Liberal Party, and was eventually elected to the Victorian Legislative Council as a Liberal member for North Eastern Province in... |
Liberal | Northern Victoria | 2002–present |
| Hon Jenny Mikakos Jenny Mikakos Jenny Mikakos is an Australian politician for the Australian Labor Party. She is currently the Victorian Parliamentary Secretary for Planning, and a Member of the Legislative Council for Northern Metropolitan Region.... |
Labor | Northern Metropolitan | 1999–present |
| David O'Brien David O'Brien (politician) David Roland Joseph O'Brien is an Australian politician representing the National Party of Australia in the Victorian Legislative Council.... |
National | Western Victoria | 2010–present |
| Edward O'Donohue Edward O'Donohue Edward O'Donohue is a member of the Victorian Legislative Council for the Liberal Party of Australia. O'Donohue was elected to the Eastern Victoria Region at the 2006 election.-External links:*... |
Liberal | Eastern Victoria | 2006–present |
| Craig Ondarchie Craig Ondarchie Craig Philip Ondarchie is an Australian politician representing the Liberal Party of Australia in the Victorian Legislative Council... |
Liberal | Northern Metropolitan | 2010–present |
| Martin Pakula Martin Pakula Martin Philip Pakula is an Australian politician, and a member of the Victorian Legislative Council. He was Minister for Industrial Relations and Minister for Public Transport in the Labor Government of Premier John Brumby.-Early life:... |
Labor | Western Metropolitan | 2006–present |
| Sue Pennicuik Sue Pennicuik Susan Margaret "Sue" Pennicuik is an Australian politician, and Greens member of the Victorian Legislative Council.-Early career:... |
Greens | Southern Metropolitan | 2006–present |
| Donna Petrovich Donna Petrovich Donna Petrovich is an Australian politician. She has been a Liberal member of the Victorian Legislative Council since 2006, representing Northern Victoria Region.... |
Liberal | Northern Victoria | 2006–present |
| Inga Peulich Inga Peulich Inga Peulich is an Australian politician. She is of Bosnian heritage, being born Inga Dosen in Bosnia and Herzegovina and migrated to Australia in 1967 with her family. Peulich has a Bachelor of Arts and a Masters in Education... |
Liberal | South Eastern Metropolitan | 2006–present |
| Jaala Pulford Jaala Pulford Jaala Pulford is an Australian politician. She has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council since 2006, representing Western Victoria Region.... |
Labor | Western Victoria | 2006–present |
| Simon Ramsay Simon Ramsay (politician) Simon Ramsay is an Australian politician representing the Liberal Party of Australia in the Victorian Legislative Council. -References:... |
Liberal | Western Victoria | 2010–present |
| Gordon Rich-Phillips Gordon Rich-Phillips Gordon Kenneth Rich-Phillips is an Australian politician representing the Liberal Party of Australia in the Victorian Legislative Council.... |
Liberal | South Eastern Metropolitan | 1999–present |
| Johan Scheffer Johan Scheffer Johan 'John' Scheffer is an Australian politician, and a sitting member of the Victorian Legislative Council for the Australian Labor Party.-References:... |
Labor | Eastern Victoria | 2002–present |
| Adem Somyurek Adem Somyürek Adem Somyürek is a Turkish Australian politician and Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council.... |
Labor | South Eastern Metropolitan | 2002–present |
| Lee Tarlamis Lee Tarlamis Lee Tarlamis is an Australian politician representing the South Eastern Metropolitan Region for the Australian Labor Party in the Victorian Legislative Council.-References:... |
Labor | South Eastern Metropolitan | 2010–present |
| Brian Tee Brian Tee (politician) Brian Tee is an Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council since 2006, representing the Eastern Metropolitan Region.... |
Labor | Eastern Metropolitan | 2006–present |
| Gayle Tierney Gayle Tierney Gayle Tierney is an Australian politician. She has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council since November 2006, representing Western Victoria Region.... |
Labor | Western Victoria | 2006–present |
| Matt Viney Matt Viney Matthew Shaw Viney , is an Australian Labor Party politician, and a member of the Victorian Legislative Council for the Eastern Victoria Region.... |
Labor | Eastern Victoria | 2002–present |