Ingrid Stitt (born 1965/1966) is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council since 2018, representing Western Metropolitan Region.[1] She is a former union leader who won preselection over Jane Garrett in November 2017.[2]

Ingrid Stitt
Minister for Workplace Safety
Assumed office
29 September 2020
PremierDaniel Andrews
Preceded byJill Hennessy
Minister for Early Childhood
Assumed office
29 September 2020
PremierDaniel Andrews
Preceded byNew ministry
Member of the Legislative Council for Western Metropolitan Region
Assumed office
24 November 2018
Personal details
BornUnited Kingdom
Political partyAustralian Labor Party

In September 2020, Stitt was appointed Minister for Workplace Safety and Minister for Early Childhood in the Second Andrews Ministry.[3]

Stitt is a member of the Labor Left faction of the Labor Party.[4]

Early life

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Stitt was born in the United Kingdom to artists Peter and Daphne Stitt.[5][6] In 1974, when Ingrid was 8,[7] the Stitts moved to Australia when Peter took up a lecturing job at the Prahran College of the Arts in Melbourne.

References

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  1. ^ "Western Metropolitan". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  2. ^ Willingham, Richard (15 November 2017). "Victorian Labor MPs ask 'what's the party thinking?' as Garrett loses preselection". ABC News. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Ingrid Stitt joins Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews' ministry following departure of Jenny Mikakos". ABC News. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  4. ^ https://mcusercontent.com/b8a9164fb231dc63930099167/files/106fabcd-6f5a-6380-6219-3a7ac2e87b91/Legislative_Committee.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ Feisty Celt revealed his inner-self through art
  6. ^ Daphne Stitt
  7. ^ "Ingrid Stitt Joins The Ministry". Premier of Victoria. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.