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Jess Wilson
Victorian state MP From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jessica Kate Wilson (born 25 April 1990) is an Australian politician who is the member for Kew in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, representing the Liberal Party. Prior to her candidacy at the 2022 Victorian state election, Wilson was Executive Director of Policy at the Business Council of Australia.[2]
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Prior to her candidacy for the Kew seat, Wilson worked as an adviser to former federal energy minister Josh Frydenberg and as Executive Director of Policy at the Business Council of Australia. Additionally, she was a former president of the Victorian Young Liberals.[3]
Wilson was preselected to be Liberal candidate for the traditionally safe Liberal seat of Kew after defeating a number of pre-selection candidates including a senior Victorian Liberal figure, David Davis.[2] At the 2022 Victorian state election, she defeated teal independent Sophie Torney and Labor candidate Lucy Skelton.[4]
On 18 December 2022, Liberal Party leader John Pesutto announced that Wilson would join the opposition front bench becoming the Shadow Minister for Finance, Shadow Minister for Economic Reform and Regulation, and Shadow Minister for Home Ownership and Housing Affordability.[5] On 2 October 2023, as part of a cabinet reshuffle, Wilson became the Shadow Minister for Early Childhood and Education in lieu of Home Ownership and Housing Affordability, retaining the Shadow Minister for Finance, and Shadow Minister for Economic Reform and Regulation portfolios.[6]
In 2023, Wilson was the only Victorian Liberal MP who publicly supported the Indigenous Voice to Parliament.[7]
On Boxing Day 2024 (26 December) she announced that she would nominate for the leadership of the Victoria Liberal Parliamentary Party if the following day’s spill motion was successful.[8] She was eliminated in the first round of voting.[9]
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Wilson grew up in Melbourne's inner east attending Mont Albert Primary School and Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar, and completing tertiary education at Monash University. Wilson played hockey for the Kew Box Hill Hockey Club, and barracks for the Collingwood Football Club.[10]
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