Members Information - Louise Asher (Brighton)

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Hon Louise Asher

Full Name

Hon Louise Asher

Party

PartyLiberal Party
Party PositionsMember, Liberal Party since 1976. Pres., Victorian Young Liberal Movement 1982. Member, Victorian Administrative Cttee 1982. Policy Assembly 1981-82. State Executive 1980-81. Delegate, State Council 1977-1983, 1987. Member, various Policy and Electorate Cttees.
Current Portfolios
  • Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party
  • Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business
  • Minister for Tourism and Major Events
  • Minister for Employment and Trade
Ministerial AppointmentsMinister for Small Business 1996-99. Minister for Tourism 1996-99. Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business and Minister for Tourism and Major Events since December 2010. Minister for Employment and Trade since 13 March 2013.

Committees

  • Dispute Resolution
  • LA Standing Orders

Electorate Office

Address315 New Street, Brighton 3186
Phone(03) 9592 1900
Fax(03) 9592 6336

Ministerial Office

AddressLevel 36, 121 Exhibition Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000
Phone(03) 9651 9900
Fax(03) 9651 9962

Internet

Email Addresslouise.asher@parliament.vic.gov.au

Representation

ElectorateBrighton
HouseLegislative Assembly

About

PersonalBorn 26 June 1956, Married.
BirthplaceAustralia
MembershipsLiberal Friends of Israel; Essendon Football Club; Director, Playbox Theatre 1993-96; Director, St. Martins, The Victorian Centre for Youth Arts 1993-96; Council Member, Victorian College of the Arts 1994-96.

Academic

EducationEdithvale PS 1961-67. Bonbeach HS 1968-1973. BA (Hons) 1974-77 (The University of Melbourne). MA 1978-79 (The University of Melbourne). DipEd 1980 (Monash University). BEc 1983-86 (Monash University) (completed part-time).
Publications'The Liberal Party and Women' in "Liberals Face the Future: Essays on Australian Liberalism". G. Brandis, T. Harley and D. Markwell (editors), Oxford University Press, Melbourne 1984. 'Martha Glendinning: A Woman's Life on the Goldfields' in "Double Time: Women in Victoria - 150 Years". M. Lake and F. Kelly (editors), Penguin, Ringwood, Victoria 1985.

Occupation

Previous OccupationSecondary Teacher, Education Dept. of Victoria 1981-86. Research Officer, Victorian Credit Co-operative Association 1987-88. Senior Policy Adviser to the Hon. P.E.J. Collins, MP (NSW Minister for Health and Attorney General) 1988-1991. Self-employed Consultant 1991-92.

Parliamentary History

Elected1992-10-03
Committees ServiceScrutiny of Acts and Regulations Cttee 1992-96. Public Accounts and Estimates Cttee 1999-October 2001.
Parliamentary Party PositionsDeputy Leader of the Liberal Party from October 1999-August 2002. Deputy Leader of the Opposition 1999-2002. Shadow Treasurer 1999-2001. Shadow Minister for Finance 2000-01. Shadow Minister for Industry and Employment, Shadow Minister for Major Projects, and Shadow Minister for Tourism 2001-02. Shadow Minister for Manufacturing and Exports December 2002-January 2004. Shadow Minister for Industry and Employment and Shadow Minister for Major Projects January 2004-December 2006. Shadow Minister for Water, Environment and Climate Change December 2006-August 2007. Shadow Minister for Water and Shadow Minister for Skills and Workforce Participation August 2007-February 2008. Shadow Minister for Small Business and Shadow Minister for Tourism and Major Events August 2007-December 2010. Shadow Minister for Urban Water February 2008-December 2010. Shadow Minister for Women’s Affairs November 2009-December 2010. Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party since March 2006.
Parliamentary ServiceMember for Monash Province 1992-99. Elected MLA for Brighton September 1999, November 2002, November 2006, November 2010.

Last Updated: 2013-04-23