Joanne Duncan (politician)

Joanne Therese Duncan (born 1 May 1959) is an Australian politician. She was a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1999 to 2014, representing Macedon from 2002.

Joanne Duncan
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Gisborne
In office 18 September 1999 – 30 November 2002
Preceded by	Tom Reynolds
Succeeded by	District abolished
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Macedon
In office 30 November 2002 – 29 November 2014
Preceded by	District created
Succeeded by	Mary-Anne Thomas
Personal details
Born	(1959-05-01) 1 May 1959 (age 66) Melbourne
Political party	Labor Party
Alma mater	Melbourne College of Advanced Education
Website	joanneduncan.com.au

Education

Duncan was born in Melbourne, Victoria and attended St Columba's in Essendon 1970–76. In 1977 she became an audio-visual tech. In 1988 she received a Bachelor of Education from Melbourne College of Advanced Education and became a teacher/librarian.^[1]

Political career

In 1999, Duncan was preselected as the Labor candidate for the Liberal-held seat of Gisborne, held by retiring Liberal incumbent Tom Reynolds. Duncan defeated Liberal MLC Rob Knowles on a swing of nine percent. Her victory was part of an unexpected swing to Labor in country Victoria that allowed Steve Bracks to win government. The seat was abolished in 2002, and Duncan followed most of her constituents into Macedon, which she represented until her retirement in 2014.^[1]