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Shaun Leane

Shaun Leane
President of the Victorian Legislative Council
Assumed office
20 December 2022
DeputyWendy Lovell
Preceded byNazih Elasmar
In office
19 December 2018 – 18 June 2020
DeputyWendy Lovell
Preceded byBruce Atkinson
Succeeded byNazih Elasmar
Minister for Commonwealth Games Legacy
In office
27 June 2022 – 5 December 2022
Preceded byNew position
Succeeded byHarriet Shing
Minister for Veterans
In office
22 June 2020 – 5 December 2022
Preceded byRobin Scott
Succeeded byNatalie Suleyman
Minister for Local Government
In office
22 June 2020 – 27 June 2022
Preceded byAdem Somyurek
Succeeded byMelissa Horne
Minister for Suburban Development
In office
22 June 2020 – 27 June 2022
Preceded byMarlene Kairouz
Succeeded byMelissa Horne
Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for North-Eastern Metropolitan Region
Assumed office
25 November 2006
ConstituencyNorth-Eastern Metropolitan Region (2022–present)
Eastern Metropolitan Region (2006–2022)
Personal details
Born (1963-08-20) 20 August 1963 (age 61)
Oakleigh, Victoria
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLabor Party
ProfessionElectrician, union representative
Websitewww.shaunleanemp.com.au

Shaun Leo Leane (born 20 August 1963 in Oakleigh, Victoria)[1] is a Labor Party politician and a current member for the Eastern Metropolitan Region in the Victorian Legislative Council, having been first elected in 2006.[1]

Leane has served as a member of both the Drugs and Crime Prevention Committee and the Road Safety Committee since 2007.[1] In December 2018, he was elected as the President of the Victorian Legislative Council.[2] In June 2020, he was made Minister for Local Government, Minister for Suburban Development and Minister for Veterans. In June 2022, he was appointed as Minister for Commonwealth Games Legacy as well but relinquished his roles as local government and suburban development minister.[3] In December 2022, after the 2022 state election, Leane was removed from the upcoming cabinet by the caucus.[4] In compensation, Leane would be nominated as the President of the Legislative Council in the upcoming parliament. He was successfully appointed unopposed as President for the second time on 20 December 2022.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Parliament of Victoria Handbook".
  2. ^ "Presiding Officers elected for 59th Parliament". Parliament of Victoria. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Statement On New Ministry". Premier of Victoria. 25 June 2022. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Andrews boosts internal grip on power, two ministers in firing line for demotion". The Age. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Lovell returned to deputy president's chair in upper house". Shepparton News. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
Political offices
Preceded by Minister for Suburban Development
2020–2022
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister for Local Government
2020–2022
Preceded by Minister for Veterans
2020–2022
Succeeded by
New title Minister for Commonwealth Games Legacy
June 2022 –December 2022
Succeeded by
Victorian Legislative Council
Preceded by President of the Victorian Legislative Council
2018–2020
Succeeded by
Preceded by President of the Victorian Legislative Council
2022–present
Incumbent