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MLC FOR NORTHERN METROPOLITAN
THE LEADER OF THE VICTORIAN GREENS
Samantha entered the Victorian Parliament representing the Northern Metropolitan Region in the Legislative Council in 2017 and got reelected in the 2018 state election.
As an MP and the Leader of the Victorian Greens, Samantha is a strong advocate for our environment and social justice. She has actively campaigned to save public housing, reduce gambling harm and for stronger action on climate change.
Prior to entering the Victorian Parliament, She was a social worker for over 15 years in the fields of drug and alcohol rehabilitation, international development, family services and in settlement services for newly arrived migrants from refugee backgrounds.
Samantha also spent five years as a Councillor at the City of Moreland, where She was elected the first Greens Mayor of Moreland in 2015.
Samantha holds a Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Social Work with Honours and a PhD in Youth Sociology.
She believes in putting people first and is proud to be part of a party that has never taken money from corporations trying to buy influence - governments should always act in the public good, not in the interests of their corporate mates. She wants our state to be all it can be by investing in world-class public transport, powering Victoria with 100% clean renewable energy, providing homes for everyone, protecting our forests from logging companies and returning essential services like electricity to public hands.