Heidi Victoria | |
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| Member of theVictorian Legislative Assembly forBayswater | |
| In office 25 November 2006 – 24 November 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Lockwood |
| Succeeded by | Jackson Taylor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Heidi Mitterlehner (1967-10-12)12 October 1967 (age 57) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Alma mater | Phillip Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Website | heidivictoria.com.au |
Heidi Victoria (bornHeidi Mitterlehner[1] on 12 October 1967) is a professional photographer and former Australian politician. She was a member of theVictorian Legislative Assembly, representingBayswater for theLiberal Party from 2006 to 2018.
Victoria was born inMelbourne to an Austrian father and a New Zealand mother.[2] She completed her HSC in 1984, and went on to complete her BA in Fine Art Photography in 1988 at thePhillip Institute of Technology (now part ofRMIT University).[3] Prior to her election, Victoria owned and operated her own photography business,[3] specialising in portraits and event photography.[4]
Within the Liberal Party, Victoria has served as branch president, vice-president and secretary; state and federal electorate council delegate; fundraiser; branch development officer; and State council and Federal conference delegate.[3][5] She was elected to the seat of Bayswater at theNovember 2006 election.[3] In November 2009, she was named Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Arts, following her strong involvement in the campaign to prevent the proposed changes to theVictorian College of the Arts.[citation needed]
AfterTed Baillieu resigned as Premier in March 2013, Victoria was given theministerial portfolios of Arts,Women's Affairs andConsumer Affairs within theDenis Napthine cabinet.[6]
In July 2009, Victoria was asked to apologise for using unparliamentary language during a late night parliamentary debate.
In early November 2014, multiple election campaign signs for Heidi Victoria were defaced with swastikas and offensive language throughout theHeathmont andBayswater area. Victoria was quoted saying “The other reason this is really disappointing is that we pride ourselves in Australia as being a free country and democratic society"[7]
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)| Victorian Legislative Assembly | ||
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| Preceded by | Member forBayswater 2006–2018 | Succeeded by |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Minister for the Arts 2013–2014 | Succeeded byasMinister for Creative Industries |
| Preceded by | Minister for Consumer Affairs 2013–2014 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister for Women's Affairs 2013–2014 | Succeeded byas Minister for Women |
