Jenny Mikakos

Jenny Mikakos
Mikakos in 2018
Minister for Health
Minister for Ambulance Services
In office
29 November 2018 – 26 September 2020
PremierDaniel Andrews
Preceded byJill Hennessy
Succeeded byMartin 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 bySheena Watt
Personal details
Born (1969-01-25) 25 January 1969 (age 55)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Political partyLabor Party
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
ProfessionTax 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]

  1. ^ Suzannah Pearce, ed. (17 November 2006). "MIKAKOS Jenny". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
  2. ^ "Victorian Health Minister Jenny Mikakos quits Parliament". ABC News. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  3. ^ "The Hon. Jenny Mikakos". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2020.