Harriet Shing (born 17 October 1976) is an Australian politician. She is a
Labor member of the
Victorian Legislative Council, having represented the
Eastern Victoria Region since 2014.
Shing is the first openly
lesbian
A lesbian is a Homosexuality, homosexual woman.Zimmerman, p. 453. The word is also used for women in relation to their sexual identity or sexual behavior, regardless of sexual orientation, or as an adjective to characterize or associate n ...
member of the
Parliament of Victoria. She is also a member of the
Labor Left faction of the Labor Party.
In June 2022, Shing was appointed minister for equality, regional development and water. This made her Victoria’s first cabinet minister with a Chinese background, and along with
Steve Dimopoulos
Steve Dimopoulos (born 3 December 1972) is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2014 representing the electoral district of Oakleigh. He has served as the Minister for Tourism, ...
, became one of Victoria's first openly gay frontbenchers.
References
External links
Parliamentary voting record of Harriet Shing at Victorian Parliament Tracker
Living people
Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria
Labor Left politicians
Members of the Victorian Legislative Council
LGBT legislators in Australia
Lesbian politicians
Australian lesbians
21st-century Australian LGBT people
21st-century Australian women politicians
21st-century Australian politicians
Women members of the Victorian Legislative Council
1976 births
Australian politicians of Asian descent
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