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The Hon. Jaala Pulford
- Electorate
- Western Victoria
- Ministry
- Minister for Roads
Minister for Road Safety and the TAC
Minister for Fishing and Boating
- Party
- Australian Labor Party
- House
- Legislative Council
- Committees
Electorate Office
- Street Address
- 211 Dana Street, Ballarat, VIC 3350
- Phone
- (03) 5332 2405
Ministerial Office
- Street Address
- Level 20, 1 Spring Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000
- Phone
- (03) 8392 6000
Internet
- jaala.pulford@parliament.vic.gov.au
About
- Name
- The Hon. Jaala Pulford
- Birth Country
- Australia
- Memberships
- Australian Labor Party
National Union of Workers
Labor Women&rsquo
s Network
Emily's List
Ballarat Soccer and Sports Club.
Academic
- Education
- VCE 1991 (Bendigo Senior SC). Certificate IV Union Recruitment and Organising 1994. BAppMan 2009 (UB). MPol&Policy 2015 (Deakin).
Occupation/Interests
Trade Union Official
Organiser with the National Union of Workers, Victorian Branch.
Organiser, National Union of Workers, Victorian Branch, 1994-2006. Strategic Adviser, Shannon's Way 2006.
Parliament History
- Parliamentary Service
Elected MLC for Western Victoria November 2006
Re-elected November 2010, November 2014Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition (Council) January 2011-February 2012
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Ministers for Regional and Rural Development and Agriculture February 2012-December 2014
Deputy Leader of the Government (Council) since December 2014Parliamentary Secretary, Industrial Relations August 2007-January 2010
Parliamentary Secretary, Regional and Rural Development and Parliamentary Secretary, Industry and Trade January-December 2010
Minister for Agriculture and Minister for Regional Development since December 2014
- Appointments
- Minister for Agriculture December 2014 - December 2018
Minister for Regional Development December 2014 - December 2018
Minister for Roads since December 2018
Minister for Road Safety and the TAC since December 2018
Minister for Fishing and Boating since December 2018
- Parliamentary Party Positions
- Deputy Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council December 2014 - November 2018
- Party Positions
- Member, ALP since 1990
ALP State Conference Delegate since 1994
Australian Young Labor Delegate to ALP National Conference, 1998
Member, ALP Victorian Branch Administrative Cttee 2003-07
Labor Women's Network National Executive 2004-09
ALP National Conference Delegate 2004 and 2007
Junior Vice Pres
, ALP Victorian Branch 2005-07
- Inaugural Speech
Last updated: 1st July 2019