John Lenders was born on 1 October 1958 and is an Australian politician.
17 Facts About John Lenders
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John Lenders represented the Southern Metropolitan Region in the Victorian Legislative Council.
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John Lenders was most notably the Minister for Education in the Bracks Government and Treasurer of Victoria in the Brumby Government.
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John Lenders was appointed Treasurer in August 2007 following the appointment of Premier John Brumby and was succeeded on 3 December 2010 after the election of the Baillieu Government.
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John Lenders was the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council from 2010 to 2014 and held a number of shadow ministries.
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John Lenders entered parliament in September 1999, as the MLA for Dandenong North.
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John Lenders was then elected, in the subsequent 2002 election, MLC for Waverley.
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John Lenders was made Minister for Consumer Affairs and Minister for Finance in 2002 - portfolios he occupied until 2005 and 2006 respectively.
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John Lenders was elected as MLC for Southern Metropolitan Region in November 2006.
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On 3 August 2007 John Lenders was again promoted to Treasurer, following the resignation of Premier Steve Bracks, becoming the first sitting Legislative Council member to serve as treasurer.
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John Lenders is the son of dairy farmers from Gippsland, and is married with three children.
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John Lenders grew up in regional Victoria, before moving to Melbourne for tertiary education.
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John Lenders then moved to St Joseph's Primary School in Trafalgar until graduation in 1969.
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John Lenders studied education at Rusden Teachers College after graduating from Trafalgar High School; before going on to study law at Monash University.
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John Lenders is a member of the Labor Party and has previously served as its State Secretary and campaign director.
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John Lenders is a member of the Australian Services Union; Bicycle Victoria; and is a fellow of the Williamson Community Leadership Program.
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In September 2010 John Lenders was awarded Honorary Life Membership of the Proportional Representation Society of Australia in recognition of his commitment to reform of the Victorian Legislative Council, which he oversaw in the lead-up to and following the Labor Government's re-election in 2002.