Liliana D'Ambrosio (born 30 July 1964, in

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) is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor Party member of the

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since 2002, representing the electorate of Mill Park. She is presently Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change and Minister for Solar Homes in the

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. She was educated at Mercy College,

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and St Aloysius' College,

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. She received an Arts degree from the

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in 1986 and later a Diploma in Public Policy.

Political career

D'Ambrosio joined the Labor Party at university, and subsequently became an organiser with the

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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-

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. 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

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's cabinet when she was appointed Minister for Community Development after a cabinet reshuffle following the resignation of

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. D'Ambrosio is a member of the Socialist Left.

Personal life

D'Ambrosio is a member of Labor women's network

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and the

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. She is married, with two daughters, Eleanor and Maddy. D'Ambrosio lives in Brunswick, located approximately 17km from her electorate of Mill Park.

References

External links

Parliamentary voting record of Lily D'Ambrosio at Victorian Parliament Tracker
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