Yvette Berry

Yvette Berry
13th Deputy Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory
Assumed office
31 October 2016
LeaderAndrew Barr
Preceded bySimon Corbell
Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party (ACT Branch)
Assumed office
31 October 2016
LeaderAndrew Barr
Preceded bySimon Corbell
Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
for Ginninderra
Assumed office
20 October 2012
Personal details
Born
Yvette Simone Berry[1]

(1968-08-01) 1 August 1968 (age 56)
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLabor Party
RelationsWayne Berry (father)
OccupationUnion organiser
Websitewww.yvetteberry.com.au

Yvette Simone Berry (born 1 August 1968) is an Australian politician and Deputy Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory. She has been a Labor Party member for the seat of Ginninderra in the ACT Legislative Assembly since the 2012 ACT election. Berry is the daughter of Wayne Berry who was a Member of the ACT Assembly for Ginninderra from 1989 to 2008, Deputy Chief Minister from 1991 to 1994, Opposition Leader from 1997 to 1998 and Speaker from 2001 to 2008.[2] Berry is the first family member of a current or previous member to be elected to the ACT assembly.

  1. ^ 2012/2013 Annual Returns Archived 15 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Elections ACT, 29 August 2013.
  2. ^ Speakers of the Legislative Assembly for the ACT www.parliament.act.gov.au/members/speakers