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University of Melbourne.
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Jill Hennessy
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She has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since February 2010, representing the seat of Altona. She has been Minister for Health in the Andrews Ministry since December 2014. A former candidate for preselection for the federal seats of Holt and Isaacs, Hennessy is a former State President of the Victorian Labor Party.
She was elected to the seat in the by-election, but Labor suffered a large swing to the Liberal Party.
Hennessy was educated at Monash University where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws. She also holds a Master of Laws from the University of Melbourne.
Prior to entering the Legislative Assembly of Victoria, Hennessy practiced as a solicitor and was a senior advisor to former Victorian premier Steve Bracks.
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