Sheena Watt | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Northern Metropolitan Region | |
| Assumed office 13 October 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Jenny Mikakos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1983 or 1984 (age 39–40) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Political party | Labor Party |
Sheena Watt is an Australian politician, who has been a member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Northern Metropolitan Region since 13 October 2020. A Yorta Yorta woman, she is the first Indigenous Australian woman to represent the Australian Labor Party in the Parliament of Victoria.[1] She has held the roles of Parliamentary Secretary for Housing since June 2022 and Parliamentary Secretary for Volunteers since December 2022.[2]
Watt is a member of the Labor Left faction of the Labor Party.[3]
References
- ↑ Kolovos, Benita (13 October 2020). "Sheena Watt makes Victorian Labor history". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ↑ "Ms Sheena Watt". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ↑ Ilanbey, Sumeyya; Fowler, Michael (3 October 2020). "Sheena Watt to become Labor's first female Indigenous state MP as Premier defends intervention". The Age. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
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