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 is currently representing the Labor Party. She currently is the Minister for Police and Minister for Water.

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.^{[citation needed]} 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.^{[citation needed]}

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

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

Following a cabinet reshuffle in May 2016 Lisa Neville was appointed as the first female Minister for Police in Victoria, and retained her water portfolio.^[3]

In December 2016 Neville announced the recruitment of 2,735 new Victoria Police officers. The largest in the organisation's history as part of Victoria's first Community Safety Statement.^[4]

Personal life[]

Neville was previously married to, and has a son with, Richard Marles, who later became 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.