Lisa Mary Neville was born on 27 May 1964 and is a former Australian politician, formerly serving as the member for Bellarine in the Victorian Legislative Assembly.
11 Facts About Lisa Neville
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Lisa Neville held other portfolios such as environment, climate change and emergency services at different times during this period.
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Lisa Neville's father worked for the airline Qantas, and the family moved around Australia and Papua New Guinea before settling in Brisbane.
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Lisa Neville worked as a community visitor, inspecting residential facilities for the elderly and disabled on behalf of the state Public Advocate.
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Lisa Neville first entered parliament at the 2002 election winning the marginal Liberal seat of Bellarine.
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Lisa Neville was named the Shadow Minister for Environment, Climate Change and the Arts by leader Daniel Andrews following Labor's loss in the 2010 Victorian state election.
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Lisa Neville was made Minister for Environment and Climate Change and Minister for Water following the 2014 Victorian state election.
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In February 2021, Lisa Neville was admitted to the hospital and was forced to take leave due to Crohn's disease.
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In June 2022, Lisa Neville announced she would retire at the November state election, citing her Chron's disease medical condition.
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Lisa Neville stepped down from her ministerial role on 27 June 2022, and her term as a member of Bellarine ended on 26 November 2022.
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Lisa Neville was previously married to, and has a son with, Richard Marles, who later became the federal MP for Corio and the Deputy Prime Minister.