Lily D'Ambrosio

The Honourable
Lily D'Ambrosio
MP
The Honourable Lily D'Ambrosio MP
	D'Ambrosio during the 2018 state election campaign
Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change
	In office; 4 December 2014 – 5 December 2022
Leader	Daniel Andrews
Preceded by	Russell Northe
Succeeded by	Herself (as Minister for Energy and Resources and Minister for Climate Action) ; Ingrid Stitt (as Minister for the Environment)
Minister for Solar Homes
	In office; 29 November 2018 – 5 December 2022
Leader	Daniel Andrews
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Minister for Suburban Development
	In office; 23 May 2016 – 29 November 2018
Leader	Daniel Andrews
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Marlene Kairouz
Minister for Industry
	In office; 4 December 2014 – 23 May 2016
Leader	Daniel Andrews
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Wade Noonan
Minister for Community Development
	In office; 19 January 2010 – 2 December 2010
Leader	John Brumby
Preceded by	Peter Batchelor
Succeeded by	Mary Wooldridge
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly; for Mill Park
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 30 November 2002
Preceded by	Alex Andrianopoulos
Personal details
Born	30 July 1964 (age 60); Melbourne, Australia
Political party	Labor Party
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Melbourne
Website	www.lilydambrosio.com.au

Liliana D'Ambrosio (Italian: [liˈljaːna damˈbrɔːzjo]; born 30 July 1964) is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2002, representing the electorate of Mill Park.^[1] She is presently Minister for Climate Action, Minister for Energy & Resources and Minister for the State Electricity Commission under the Allan Government.

Education

She was educated at Mercy College, Coburg and St Aloysius' College, North Melbourne. She received an Arts degree from the University of Melbourne in 1986 and later a Diploma in Public Policy.^[1]

Political career

D'Ambrosio joined the Labor Party at university, and subsequently became an organiser with the Australian Services Union in 1986. She was promoted to state organiser in 1994, and served in the position until 1999, when she became an electorate officer to Alex Andrianopoulos, the then-Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. He retired in 2002, and she replaced him as the party's candidate in his safe seat of Mill Park.

In 2010, D'Ambrosio joined John Brumby's cabinet when she was appointed Minister for Community Development after a cabinet reshuffle following the resignation of Lynne Kosky.^[2]

D'Ambrosio is a member of the Socialist Left.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Personal life

D'Ambrosio is a member of Labor women's network Emily's List and the Union of Australian Women.^[1] She is married, with two daughters, Eleanor and Maddy.^{[citation needed]}

D'Ambrosio lives in Brunswick, located approximately 17km from her electorate of Mill Park.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Lily D'Ambrosio (Mill Park)". Members Information. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
^ Rout, Milanda: Martin Pakula takes over public transport after Lynne Kosky resignation, The Australian, 20 January 2010.
^ Potter, Ben (9 August 2018). "The NEG: Why Lily d'Ambrosio and Daniel Andrews dug their heels in". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
^ Harris, Rob (30 April 2021). "'Like 19th-century empires dividing up Africa': Victorian Labor peace talks threaten to erupt". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
^ "Victorian State Election 2010: Mill Park". Crikey. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
^ Smethurst, Annika (16 September 2021). "Parachuting pollies into safe seats fuels political cynicism". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 8 October 2021.

Victorian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Alex Andrianopoulos	Member for Mill Park 2002–present	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Peter Batchelor	Minister for Community Development (Victoria) 2010	Succeeded by Mary Wooldridge (Community Services)

[parlbio-1] "Lily D'Ambrosio (Mill Park)". Members Information. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 5 November 2020.

[2] Rout, Milanda: Martin Pakula takes over public transport after Lynne Kosky resignation, The Australian, 20 January 2010.

[3] Potter, Ben (9 August 2018). "The NEG: Why Lily d'Ambrosio and Daniel Andrews dug their heels in". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 1 June 2022.

[4] Harris, Rob (30 April 2021). "'Like 19th-century empires dividing up Africa': Victorian Labor peace talks threaten to erupt". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 1 June 2022.

[5] "Victorian State Election 2010: Mill Park". Crikey. Retrieved 1 June 2022.

[6] Smethurst, Annika (16 September 2021). "Parachuting pollies into safe seats fuels political cynicism". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 8 October 2021.

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