Anthony Cianflone is an Australian politician who is a current member of the

Victorian Legislative Assembly The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Victoria in Australia; the upper house being the Victorian Legislative Council. Both houses sit at Parliament House in Spring Street, Melbourne. The presiding ...

, representing the state electoral district of Pascoe Vale, which contains the suburbs of Pascoe Vale, Coburg and parts of Brunswick West. He was elected to his seat in the 2022 state election. Anthony Cianflone now lives in Pascoe Vale with his wife, where they raise a young family. He is a member of the Labor Party.

Early life and education

Anthony was born in Melbourne's inner north to parents who had migrated from

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

. He grew up in the suburb of

Coburg Coburg () is a town located on the Itz river in the Upper Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. Long part of one of the Thuringian states of the Wettin line, it joined Bavaria by popular vote only in 1920. Until the revolution of 1918, it was ...

. Anthony attended the local public school Coburg West Primary, and played for local sporting clubs including Brunswick Juventus.

Political career

Anthony is a former Citizen of the Year, who was one of the founding members of the oxYgen Youth Hub in Coburg. OxYgen Youth Hub is Moreland's first youth space and on the official website describes itself as "a place for young people to hang out, meet friends, find support, learn new skills and participate in a range of activities." He has over two-decades of experiences working across federal, state and local governments, as well as across the private, non-government and community sectors. As the Chair of the Robinson Reserve Neighbourhood House, Anthony works in his local community to create safe spaces for people of all backgrounds in and around his local community. Anthony was preselected following previous MP

Lizzie Blandthorn Elizabeth Anne Blandthorn (born 1 August 1977) is an Australian politician. She is a member of the Victorian Legislative Council representing the Western Metropolitan Region since November 2022, and previously served as the member for the Electo ...

's decision to contest the Legislative Council.

Personal life

Anthony is the son of Italian migrant parents, growing up in the Pascoe Vale state electoral district of Pascoe Vale. Growing up in Coburg, he attended local public school at Coburg West Primary and played for local sporting clubs including Brunswick Juventus, Essendon Royals, Bulleen Veneto Club, Heidelberg United and also as the Victorian first choice Junior Goalkeeper during his teenage years. Anthony worked in hospitality, which he says taught him "the values of hard work, resilience and the fair go." Now living in Pascoe Vale with his wife, raising their young family, Anthony states that his ambition as the State Member of Pascoe Vale is "to help build a better and fairer community to live, learn, work, raise a family and retire in."

References

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Australian people of Italian descent Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly 21st-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Labor-Victoria-MP-stub