Christine Fyffe
| The Honourable Christine Fyffe MP |
|
|---|---|
| Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 4 February 2014 – 23 December 2014 |
|
| Deputy | Paul Weller |
| Preceded by | Ken Smith |
| Succeeded by | Telmo Languiller |
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Evelyn |
|
| Assumed office 25 November 2006 |
|
| Preceded by | Heather McTaggart |
| In office 17 September 1999 – 30 November 2002 |
|
| Preceded by | Jim Plowman |
| Succeeded by | Heather McTaggart |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 December 1944 Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Children | 5 |
| Website | christinefyffe |
Christine Ann Fyffe (born 10 December 1944) is an Australian politician. She has been a Liberal member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly representing Evelyn. She has held the seat since 2006, having previously represented it from 1999 to 2002.
Personal life
Fyffe was born in Staffordshire, England, and was educated at Oldfield Hall Girls' School in the United Kingdom. She arrived in Australia in 1967, creating with her recently married husband David, the Yarra Burn Winery and Restaurant at Yarra Junction. She now has five children. She supports the Essendon Football Club.[1]
Political career
Fyffe was a vigneron before entering politics, and was appointed by the Kennett State Government as a Commissioner for the Yarra Ranges Shire for the period 1994–97. In 1999, she was selected as the Liberal candidate for Evelyn following the retirement of sitting member Jim Plowman.[2]
In 2002, Fyffe was defeated by Labor candidate Heather McTaggart in the massive Labor landslide of that year. At the following election in 2006, Fyffe again contested Evelyn and defeated McTaggart.[2]
In 2010, Fyffe was elected Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, under Speaker Ken Smith. When Smith resigned as Speaker on 4 February 2014, the Assembly voted Fyffe in as his replacement.[3]
References
- ↑ http://www.christinefyffe.com.au/about_christine__evelyn
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
| Victorian Legislative Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Member for Evelyn 1999–2002 |
Succeeded by Heather McTaggart |
| Preceded by | Member for Evelyn 2006–present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by | Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly 2014 |
Succeeded by Telmo Languiller |
- Use Australian English from June 2015
- All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English
- Use dmy dates from December 2014
- 1944 births
- Living people
- Australian women in politics
- Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
- Speakers of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
- Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria
- English emigrants to Australia
- People from Staffordshire
