Jenny Mikakos | |
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Minister for Health Minister for Ambulance Services | |
In office 29 November 2018 – 26 September 2020 | |
Premier | Daniel Andrews |
Preceded by | Jill Hennessy |
Succeeded by | Martin Foley |
Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Jika Jika Province | |
In office 18 September 1999 – November 2006 | |
Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Northern Metropolitan Region | |
In office November 2006 – 26 September 2020 | |
Succeeded by | Sheena Watt |
Personal details | |
Born | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 25 January 1969
Political party | Labor Party |
Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
Profession | Tax lawyer |
Jenny Mikakos (born 25 January 1969) is a former Australian politician for the Labor Party who was a Member of the Legislative Council of Victoria from 1999 to 2020. She served as the Minister for Health, Minister for Ambulance Services and Minister for the Coordination of Health and Human Services COVID-19 as well as Deputy Leader of the Government,[1] but resigned these positions and from parliament on 26 September 2020 in the wake of criticism of her role in hotel quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3]