Juliana Addison

Juliana Addison
MP
Addison in 2019
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
for Wendouree
Incumbent
Assumed office
24 November 2018
Preceded bySharon Knight
Personal details
BornJuliana Dickinson
(1974-08-01) 1 August 1974 (age 52)
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
PartyLabor Party
EducationMonash University
University of Melbourne
CommitteesEconomy and Infrastructure Committee
Websitewww.julianaaddison.com.au

Juliana Marie Addison (born 1 August 1974) is an Australian politician serving as the elected member for the Electoral district of Wendouree in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party.

Early career

For 11 years prior to the 2018 election, Addison was a teacher at Ballarat Clarendon College, where she taught history. She was also a Board Director at Ballarat Health Services. Addison has also been an organiser for the Australian Workers' Union and industrial officer for the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union.

Political career

Addison was elected as member for Wendouree at the 2018 Victorian state election after the retirement of her predecessor, Sharon Knight.

As of August 2022, she is chair of the parliamentary environment and planning committee.

Addison was re-elected at the 2022 state election for her second term, defeating Liberal candidate and former mayor of Ballarat Samantha McIntosh.

Since February 2023 Addison has been the Acting Speaker in the Legislative Assembly.

Personal life

Addison lives in Ballarat with her husband and two young daughters.

References

  1. ↑ "Speech". Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  2. ↑ Who's Who in Australia. ConnectWeb. 2019.
  3. ↑ "Juliana Addison wins Labor's Wendouree preselection battle | The Courier". 16 November 2017. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Parliament of Victoria - Search Hansard". hansard.parliament.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "About Juliana | Juliana Addison MP". Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Juliana Addison - Parliament of Victoria". www.parliament.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 15 August 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "Wendouree - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC News. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "Juliana Addison". new.parliament.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "Wendouree - VIC Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  10. ↑ Ballarat, City Of. "Cr Samantha McIntosh". City of Ballarat.
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