Michaela Settle (born 1964) is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor Party member of the

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since November 2018, representing the seats of

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and

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Early life

Settle was born in 1964 and grew up in regional Victoria: in Castlemaine and on her parents' farm near Ararat. After leaving school, she worked in the public relations sector before taking over the running of the family farm. She attended TAFE and Federation University, where she studied Professional Writing and Editing, before becoming marketing manager for Ballarat Community Health.

Political career

In 2017, Settle was pre-selected to replace the retiring member for

Geoff Howard Geoffrey Kemp Howard (born 8 November 1955) is an Australian politician. He was a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, representing Ballarat East from 1999 to 2014, and Buninyong from 2014 to 2018. Life and work Howard w ...

. At the 2018 Victorian state election, which saw a substantial swing to Labor across the state, she was elected with an increased margin, gaining 49.1% of first-preference votes. Her inaugural speech in the Legislative Assembly was on 20 February 2019. Ahead of the

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, the seat w of Buninyong as renamed

following a significant shift in boundaries. Settle successfully re-contested the election.

Personal life

Settle lives in Ballarat and has two adult children.

References

Living people Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly Women members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly 21st-century Australian politicians 1964 births 21st-century Australian women politicians {{Australia-Labor-Victoria-MP-stub