Jill Hennessy (politician)

Jill Hennessy MP
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Altona
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 February 2010
Preceded by	Lynne Kosky
Personal details
Born	13 March 1972 (1972-03-13) (age 40)
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Alma mater	Monash University
Profession	Solicitor
Website	http://www.jillhennessy.com.au/

Jill Hennessy (born 17 March 1972) is an Australian politician. She has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 13 February 2010, representing the seat of Altona.

A former candidate for preselection for the federal seats of Holt and Isaacs, Hennessy is a former State President of the Victorian Labor Party.^[1] When state minister and Altona MLA Lynne Kosky resigned early in 2010, Hennessy won endorsement for Labor preselection. She was elected to the seat in the by-election, but Labor suffered a large swing to the Liberal Party.

References

^ http://www.abc.net.au/elections/vic/2010/byelections/altona.htm

External links

JillHennessy.com.au – personal website

Parliament of Victoria
Preceded by Lynne Kosky	Member for Altona 2010–present	Incumbent

Current Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly

Labor (43)	Jacinta Allan • Daniel Andrews • Ann Barker • Liz Beattie • Colin Brooks • Christine Campbell • Anthony Carbines • Lily D'Ambrosio • Luke Donnellan • Joanne Duncan • Maree Edwards • John Eren • Martin Foley • Jane Garrett • Judith Graley • Danielle Green • Bronwyn Halfpenny • Joe Helper • Jill Hennessy • Steve Herbert • Tim Holding • Geoff Howard • Rob Hulls • Natalie Hutchins • Marlene Kairouz • Sharon Knight • Telmo Languiller • Hong Lim • Frank McGuire • Justin Madden • James Merlino • Don Nardella • Lisa Neville • Wade Noonan • Tim Pallas • John Pandazopoulos • Jude Perera • Bronwyn Pike • Fiona Richardson • Robin Scott • Marsha Thomson • Ian Trezise • Richard Wynne

Liberal (35)	Neil Angus • Louise Asher • Ted Baillieu • Brad Battin • Donna Bauer • Gary Blackwood • Neale Burgess • Robert Clark • Martin Dixon • Christine Fyffe • Michael Gidley • David Hodgett • Andrew Katos • Nicholas Kotsiras • Andrew McIntosh • Cindy McLeish • Elizabeth Miller • David Morris • Terry Mulder • Denis Napthine • Clem Newton-Brown • Michael O'Brien • Dee Ryall • Geoff Shaw • Ken Smith • Ryan Smith • David Southwick • Murray Thompson • Bill Tilley • Heidi Victoria • Nick Wakeling • Graham Watt • Kim Wells • Mary Wooldridge • Lorraine Wreford

National (10)	Tim Bull • Peter Crisp • Hugh Delahunty • Tim McCurdy • Russell Northe • Jeanette Powell • Peter Ryan • Bill Sykes • Peter Walsh • Paul Weller

Persondata
Name	Hennessy, Jill
Alternative names
Short description	Australian politician
Date of birth	13 March 1972
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