Sarah Connolly | |
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| Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Laverton | |
| Assumed office 26 November 2022 | |
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Tarneit | |
| In office 24 November 2018 – 26 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Telmo Languiller |
| Succeeded by | Dylan Wight |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 December 1981 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Labor Party |
| Alma mater | University of Queensland |
| Committees | Chair, Public Accounts and Estimates Committee since August 2022;
Member, Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee since December 2018; Chair, Legislative Assembly Environment and Planning Committee December 2020 - August 2022; Member, Legislative Assembly Economy and Infrastructure Committee March 2019 - February 2021; |
| Website | www |
Sarah Connolly (born 29 December 1981[citation needed]) is an Australian politician. She has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2018, representing the electorates of Tarneit (2018-2022) and Laverton (2022-present) in Melbourne's outer west.
Early life[edit]
Connolly grew up in the coastal township of Kingscliff in northern New South Wales.[1]
Connolly holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Queensland and Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice from the Queensland University of Technology.[2]
Early career[edit]
Prior to entering into politics, Connolly has worked in the criminal justice system and as a judge’s associate and in a law firm. She also has experience working for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Australian Energy Regulator and spent over a decade working across public and privately-owned energy networks in policy, legislative reform and regulatory frameworks.
Personal life[edit]
Connolly is married to Scott Connolly, Assistant Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions. Together they have three children.
Political career[edit]
Connolly was pre-selected by the Labor Party as its candidate for Tarneit in 2017 and went on to be elected during the 2018 Victorian State Election. She is currently a Board Member of VicHealth, a member of the Transport Workers Union, and the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.[3]
She transferred to the new seat of Laverton, which had been established in a redistribution, at the 2022 state election.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Sarah Connolly MP". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Sarah Connolly - Labor Member for Tarneit | Sarah Connolly MP". Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Member Profile - Ms Sarah Connolly". www.parliament.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Labor's Sarah Connolly expected to win in Laverton". Brimbank & Northwest Star Weekly. 27 November 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.