Jennifer Sue Huppert (born 13 October 1962) is an Australian politician. Born in

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

, she was a solicitor before entering politics. On 3 February 2009, she was appointed to the

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

as a

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member for

Southern Metropolitan Region Southern Metropolitan Region is one of the eight electoral regions of Victoria, Australia, which elects five members to the Victorian Legislative Council (also referred to as the upper house) by proportional representation. The region was creat ...

to replace

Evan Thornley Evan William Thornley (born 1964), is an Australian entrepreneur. Thornley was founding chair of Per Capita and National Secretary of the Australian Fabian Society. He was a board member of the Brotherhood of St Laurence and the Chifley Rese ...

, who retired. Huppert was second on the Labor ticket for the Southern Metropolitan Region in the 2010 election, but was defeated.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Huppert, Jennifer 1962 births Living people Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Council Politicians from Melbourne Jewish Australian politicians 21st-century Australian politicians 21st-century Australian women politicians Women members of the Victorian Legislative Council