Lisa Neville

Lisa Mary Neville (born 27 May 1964) is an Australian politician, currently serving as the member for Bellarine in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. She represents the Labor Party.

Early life and education

Neville was born in Newcastle, New South Wales. Her father worked for the airline Qantas, and the family moved around Australia and Papua New Guinea before settling in Brisbane. Neville attended Mount Alvernia College, and then completed an arts degree at Griffith University. At university, she was involved in student unionism, initially with the Queensland Union of Students and then as general secretary and president of the National Union of Students in Melbourne. She worked as a community visitor, inspecting residential facilities for the elderly and disabled on behalf of the state Public Advocate.^[1]

Political career

Neville first entered parliament at the 2002 election winning the marginal Liberal seat of Bellarine. After spending her first term on the backbench, she was promoted to the position of Minister for Mental Health, Minister for Children and Minister for Aged Care after the 2006 election.

Neville was named as the Shadow Minister for Environment, Climate Change and the Arts by leader Daniel Andrews following Labor's loss in the Victorian state election, 2010.

Neville was made Minister for Environment and Climate Change and Minister for Water following the Victorian state election, 2014.^[2]

In 2018, the Victorian Ombudsman named Neville as one of 21 Labor MPs involved in a scheme to divert taxpayer funds towards paying campaigners to assist in her re-election at the 2014 state election.^[3]

Personal life

Neville was previously married to and has a son with Richard Marles, who would later become the federal MP for Corio.^[1]

References

External links

• Parliamentary voting record of Lisa Neville at Victorian Parliament Tracker
• "HON LISA NEVILLE (BELLARINE)". Search Members. Parliament of Victoria. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2018.