John Lenders | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Council | |
| In office 30 November 2002 – 29 November 2014 | |
| Constituency | Southern Metropolitan Region |
| Treasurer of Victoria | |
| In office 3 August 2007 – 2 December 2010 | |
| Preceded by | John Brumby |
| Succeeded by | Kim Wells |
| Victorian Minister for Education | |
| In office 1 December 2006 – 8 August 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Lynne Kosky |
| Succeeded by | Bronwyn Pike |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 October 1958 Warragul, Victoria |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Labor Party |
John Lenders (born 1 October 1958) is an Australian politician. He represented the Southern Metropolitan Region in the Victorian Legislative Council. He was most notably the Minister for Education in the Bracks Government and Treasurer of Victoria in the Brumby Government.
He was appointed Treasurer in August 2007 following the appointment of Premier John Brumby and was succeeded on 3 December 2010 after the election of the Baillieu Government. Lenders also served as the Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council during the tenure of the Labor Government.
He was the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council from 2010 to 2014 and held a number of shadow ministries.[1]
Lenders retired at the 2014 Victorian state election.[2]