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Janice Maree Edwards (born 2 February 1962) is an Australian politician. She has been the member for
Bendigo West Bendigo West is an Victorian Legislative Assembly electoral districts, electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is a electorate, centred on th ...
in the
Victorian Legislative Assembly The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the states and territories of Australia, state lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Victoria in Australia; the state upper house being the Victorian Legislative Council. Both houses sit at Parliament H ...
since 2010.


Education

Edwards has a
BA (Hons) A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is the holder of a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree ...
from
La Trobe University La Trobe University is a public university, public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. Its main campus is located in the suburb of Bundoora, Victoria, Bundoora. The university was established in 1 ...
,
Bendigo Bendigo ( ) is an Australian city in north-central Victoria. The city is located in the Bendigo Valley near the geographical centre of the state and approximately north-west of Melbourne, the state capital. As of 2022, Bendigo has a popula ...
.


Political career

Edwards was first elected at the
2010 Victorian state election The 2010 Victorian state election, held on Saturday, 27 November 2010, was for the 57th Parliament of Victoria. The election was to elect all 88 members of the Legislative Assembly and all 40 members of the Legislative Council. The incumbent ...
and has been re-elected ever since. Prior to her election she worked for the previous Member, Bob Cameron. On 7 March 2017, Edwards was elected Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and became the Speaker in August 2022, the fourth woman to hold the position. After the November 2022 state election, Edwards was re-elected as Speaker in December 2022 unopposed.


Personal life

Edwards has four children.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Edwards, Maree 1962 births Living people Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly La Trobe University alumni 21st-century Australian politicians 21st-century Australian women politicians Women members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly Speakers of the Victorian Legislative Assembly