Maree Edwards

For the rugby union player, see Maree Edwards (rugby union).

Janice Maree Edwards (born 2 February 1962^[1]) is an Australian politician. She has been the member for Bendigo West in the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2010.

Maree Edwards MP
Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 August 2022
Preceded by	Colin Brooks
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Bendigo West
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 November 2010
Preceded by	Bob Cameron
Personal details
Born	(1962-02-02) 2 February 1962 (age 63) Maryborough, Victoria, Australia
Political party	Labor
Alma mater	La Trobe University, Bendigo
Website	mareeedwards.com.au

Education

Edwards has a BA (Hons) from La Trobe University, Bendigo.^[1]

Political career

Edwards was first elected at the 2010 Victorian state election and has been re-elected ever since. Prior to her election she worked for the previous Member, Bob Cameron.^[2]

On 7 March 2017, Edwards was elected Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly^[3] and became the Speaker in August 2022, the fourth woman to hold the position.^[4][5] After the November 2022 state election, Edwards was re-elected as Speaker in December 2022 unopposed.^[6]

Personal life

Edwards has four children.^{[citation needed]}