Ellen Sandell

Ellen Sandell
MP
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
for Melbourne
Incumbent
Assumed office
29 November 2014
Preceded by Jennifer Kanis
Personal details
Born 26 November 1984
Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
Political party Australian Greens
Alma mater University of Melbourne

Ellen Sandell (born 26 November 1984)[1] is an Australian politician and environmentalist. She represents the electorate of Melbourne in the Parliament of Victoria since 2014.

She was a recipient of the Young Environmentalist of the Year Award in 2009 and director of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition between 2011–2012.[2][3]

Education

Ellen Sandell grew up in Mildura,[4] where she attended St Joseph's College.[5] She went on to study at the University of Melbourne, graduating in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts (majoring in Spanish and linguistics) and a Bachelor of Science (majoring in genetics).[6] She joined the Australian Youth Climate Coalition in 2007, and became director in 2011.[2]

Career

Whilst at university she became involved in student politics and was elected as the environment officer for the University of Melbourne Student Union in 2007.[7] From 2007 to 2009 Sandell was employed as a policy adviser in the Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet[7] working on the Brumby Labor Government's climate change strategy and Green Paper.[8] Sandell worked for the Australian Youth Climate Coalition (AYCC) between 2009 and 2012 serving as general manager before becoming the group's National Director. After departing the AYCC Sandell worked as the ACT Greens Party campaign manager for Simon Sheikh's unsuccessful senate campaign in the 2013 Australian federal election. In 2013 she was pre-selected as The Greens candidate at the 2014 state elections for the seat of Melbourne.[9]

Sandell won the seat of Melbourne in the 2014 State election, against Labor incumbent Jennifer Kanis.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "State Finalist Young Australian of the Year 2009", Australian of the Year Awards
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Crew, Becky: "Standing up for the planet", Cosmos magazine, 27 October 2011
  3. ↑ Centre for Sustainability Leadership: "Alumni Profile: Ellen Sandell"
  4. ↑ "Ellen Sandell: Climate Champion", ABC, 7 August 2011
  5. ↑ Whiteoak, Terryn: "Ellen’s knocking on parliament", Sunraysia Daily, 10 May 2014
  6. ↑ University of Melbourne, Faculty of Arts: "Arts Alumni Awards, past winners 2013", retrieved 5 June 2014
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Ellen Sandell – The Drum Opinion", ABC
  8. ↑ "Ellen Sandell – LinkedIn"
  9. ↑ Price, Nic: "Greens select candidates for Melbourne, Northcote and Richmond seats for 2014 state poll", in Herald Sun, 31 December 2013
  10. ↑ Cowie, Tom & Schetzer, Alana. "Victorian election 2014: Greens win Melbourne in historic victory". The Age. Retrieved 30 November 2014.

External links

Victorian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
Jennifer Kanis		 Member for Melbourne
2014–present 		Incumbent