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| '''John Lenders''' is an ]n politician. He has been an ] member of the ] since ]. He represented the electorate of ] in the Legislative Assembly from ] to ], and has served in the Legislative Council since ], representing ] and then the ]. He is the current state Treasurer and Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council. | |||
| '''John Lenders''' is the Treasurer in ]. He was appointed to this position in August 2007 following the appointment of new premier ]. | |||
| ⚫ | He previously held, at various times, the portfolios of education, industrial relations, finance, major projects, WorkCover and the TAC. As Minister for Industrial Relations he championed the Federal Awards (Uniform System) Bill, which sought to provide Federal award employment protection to Victoria's non-award covered workers, which was passed by Parliament in 2003. He was promoted to the Treasury in ] after the accession of ] to the Premiership, beating out rival aspirant ] for the position. | ||
| Previously he has been the Victorian Education Minister. | |||
| Prior to this he was the Minister for Finance, Major Projects, Workcover and the TAC in ]. His appointment as Minister for Education is considered to be a further promotion. | |||
| ⚫ | Before entering parliament, Lenders served as the State Secretary and Campaign Director of the Victorian ALP, a position now held by ]. | ||
| He is also the leader of the Government in the ]. He is currently one of the five members elected to represent the ].'' | |||
| ⚫ | Lenders is the son of dairy farmers from Gippsland, and is married with three children. | ||
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John Lenders is an Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Parliament of Victoria since 1999. He represented the electorate of Dandenong North in the Legislative Assembly from 1999 to 2002, and has served in the Legislative Council since 2002, representing Waverley Province and then the Southern Metropolitan Region. He is the current state Treasurer and Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council.
He previously held, at various times, the portfolios of education, industrial relations, finance, major projects, WorkCover and the TAC. As Minister for Industrial Relations he championed the Federal Awards (Uniform System) Bill, which sought to provide Federal award employment protection to Victoria's non-award covered workers, which was passed by Parliament in 2003. He was promoted to the Treasury in August 2007 after the accession of John Brumby to the Premiership, beating out rival aspirant Tim Holding for the position.
Before entering parliament, Lenders served as the State Secretary and Campaign Director of the Victorian ALP, a position now held by Stephen Newnham.
Lenders is the son of dairy farmers from Gippsland, and is married with three children.
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