11 Facts About Kathleen Maltzahn

Kathleen Maltzahn was born on 19 September 1966 and is an Australian author, academic and anti-sex work activist.

Kathleen Maltzahn is a former councillor for the City of Yarra and was the Victorian Greens' candidate for the state seat of Richmond in the 2010,2014 and 2018 Victorian elections.

Kathleen Maltzahn attended high school in Melbourne's inner-east, and completed her Higher School Certificate in 1984.

Kathleen Maltzahn commenced study at the University of Melbourne the following year, and completed her Bachelor of Arts in 1988, returning in 1996 to undertake a postgraduate diploma in women's studies.

From 2007 to 2010, Kathleen Maltzahn served as executive director of Women's Health in the North, an organisation serving the Victorian municipalities of Banyule, Darebin, Hume, Merri-bek, Nillumbik, Whittlesea, and Yarra to improve women's health, safety, and well-being.

Kathleen Maltzahn was Chairperson of the Eastern Metropolitan Region Regional Family Violence Partnership and Deputy Executive Officer of the Eastern Domestic Violence Service where she oversaw the provision of direct services for women and children escaping violence and for advocacy in an area covering 1 million people in Melbourne's East.

Kathleen Maltzahn has lectured in social policy at a number of Melbourne universities and TAFEs.

Kathleen Maltzahn served as a Greens councillor for the City of Yarra from 2004 to 2008, where she pushed for a greater emphasis on sustainability, social justice, and curbs on overdevelopment.

In 2008, Kathleen Maltzahn stood for election as the Greens candidate for Deputy Lord Mayor of Melbourne City Council, alongside fellow Greens candidate Adam Bandt, who was running for the office of Lord Mayor.

On 3 July 2009, Kathleen Maltzahn was preselected as the Greens candidate for the Victorian Legislative Assembly in the inner-Melbourne district of Richmond, then held by Labor's Richard Wynne, in the upcoming 2010 Victorian state election.

Kathleen Maltzahn stood again as the Greens candidate for Richmond in the 2014 Victorian State election.