Ingrid Stitt

The Honourable
Ingrid Stitt
MLC
The Honourable Ingrid Stitt MLC
Minister for Health
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 4 August 2026
Premier	Ben Carroll
Preceded by	Harriet Shing
Minister for Mental Health
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2 October 2023
Premier	Jacinta Allan; Ben Carroll
Preceded by	Gabrielle Williams
Minister for Ambulance Services
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 4 August 2026
Premier	Ben Carroll
Preceded by	Harriet Shing
Special Minister of State
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 15 April 2026
Premier	Jacinta Allan; Ben Carroll
Preceded by	Position established
Premier	In office; 15 April 2026 – 4 August 2026
Other ministerial offices
Minister for Government Services
	In office; 15 April 2026 – 4 August 2026
Premier	Jacinta Allan
Preceded by	Danny Pearson
Succeeded by	Enver Erdogan
Minister for Multicultural and Multifaith Victoria
	In office; 15 April 2026 – 4 August 2026
Premier	Jacinta Allan
Preceded by	Herself (as Minister for Multicultural Affairs)
Succeeded by	Paul Edbrooke (as Minister for Multicultural Affairs)
Minister for Ageing
	In office; 2 October 2023 – 4 August 2026
Premier	Jacinta Allan
Preceded by	Lizzie Blandthorn (as Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers)
Succeeded by	Nick Staikos (as Minister for Seniors)
Minister for Prevention of Family Violence
	In office; 18 December 2025 – 15 April 2026
Premier	Jacinta Allan
Preceded by	Vicki Ward
Succeeded by	Melissa Horne
Minister for Multicultural Affairs
	In office; 2 October 2023 – 15 April 2026
Premier	Jacinta Allan
Preceded by	Colin Brooks
Succeeded by	Herself (as Minister for Multicultural and Multifaith Victoria)
Minister for the Environment
	In office; 5 December 2022 – 2 October 2023
Premier	Daniel AndrewsJacinta Allan
Preceded by	Lily D'Ambrosio (as Minister for Environment and Climate Action)
Succeeded by	Steve Dimopoulos
Minister for Early Childhood and Pre-Prep
	In office; 27 June 2022 – 2 October 2023
Premier	Daniel AndrewsJacinta Allan
Preceded by	Herself (as Minister for Early Childhood)
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Minister for Workplace Safety
	In office; 29 September 2020 – 5 December 2022
Premier	Daniel Andrews
Preceded by	Jill Hennessy
Succeeded by	Danny Pearson (as Minister for WorkSafe and the TAC)
Minister for Early Childhood
	In office; 29 September 2020 – 27 June 2022
Premier	Daniel Andrews
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Herself (as Minister for Early Childhood and Pre-Prep)
Member of the Legislative Council for Western Metropolitan Region
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 24 November 2018
Personal details
Born	United Kingdom
Party	Australian Labor Party

Ingrid Stitt (born 1965/1966) is an Australian politician and former trade union official who has served as the Victorian Minister for Health and Minister for Ambulance Services since August 2026. She has served as Minister for Mental Health since October 2023 and Special Minister of State since April 2026. Stitt has been an Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council since 2018, representing the Western Metropolitan Region.

Early and political career

Before entering parliament, Stitt served as secretary of the Victorian branch of the Australian Services Union from 2004 to 2018. She entered the ministry in September 2020 as Minister for Workplace Safety and Minister for Early Childhood.

Stitt is a member of the Labor Left faction of the Labor Party.

Personal life

Stitt was born in the United Kingdom to artists Peter and Daphne Stitt. In 1974, when Ingrid was 8, the Stitts moved to Australia when Peter took up a lecturing job at the Prahran College of the Arts in Melbourne.

References

↑ "Western Metropolitan". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
↑ Willingham, Richard (15 November 2017). "Victorian Labor MPs ask 'what's the party thinking?' as Garrett loses preselection". ABC News. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
↑ https://mcusercontent.com/b8a9164fb231dc63930099167/files/106fabcd-6f5a-6380-6219-3a7ac2e87b91/Legislative_Committee.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ "Feisty Celt revealed his inner-self through art". The Age. 5 October 2007.
↑ Daphne Stitt
↑ "Ingrid Stitt Joins The Ministry". Premier of Victoria. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.

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[1] "Western Metropolitan". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 19 June 2019.

[2] Willingham, Richard (15 November 2017). "Victorian Labor MPs ask 'what's the party thinking?' as Garrett loses preselection". ABC News. Retrieved 19 June 2019.

[3] ttps://mcusercontent.com/b8a9164fb231dc63930099167/files/106fabcd-6f5a-6380-6219-3a7ac2e87b91/Legislative_Committee.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[4] "Feisty Celt revealed his inner-self through art". The Age. 5 October 2007.

[5] Daphne Stitt

[6] "Ingrid Stitt Joins The Ministry". Premier of Victoria. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.